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Mott, ND

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Overview


Mott is a tiny city located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 637 people and just one neighborhood, Mott is the 97th largest community in North Dakota.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Mott isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mott are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mott is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mott who work in office and administrative support (14.41%), teaching (14.41%), and management occupations (14.12%).

Also of interest is that Mott has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.09% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Mott is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.08 minutes getting to work every day.

Mott is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The education level of Mott citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.87% of adults in Mott have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Mott in 2022 was $36,429, which is lower middle income relative to North Dakota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,716 for a family of four. However, Mott contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Mott home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mott residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Mott include German, Irish, Norwegian, Croatian, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Mott is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 2 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 99.1% of America.

Length of Commute

Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 73.4% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Mott is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in ND, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 85.5% of the neighborhoods in North Dakota. If you are considering retiring to North Dakota, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Croatian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 55.2% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 3.9% have Croatian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Mott are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 66.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 2.6% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 72.6% of America's neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 51.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 17.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.3%), and 12.6% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.2% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (2.6%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Mott, ND, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (55.2%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (12.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.6%), and some of the residents are also of Russian ancestry (5.2%), along with some Croatian ancestry residents (3.9%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (73.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (73.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.8%) and 8.4% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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