These Are The 10 Stressed Places In North Dakota

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You know that tight feeling in your chest when you start a new job? That’s stress.

And there are certain places in North Dakota that have more to stress out about then just their first day at work.

There are things like dealing with ever-longer commutes, working longer and longer hours, and just trying to find a job in the first place. But which places in North Dakota take being stressed to the next level?

It turns out the good people of Minot have earned the dubious distinction of being the most stressed out place in North Dakota. The city is at the top of the pack of the 10 most stressed out places in the Peace Garden State:

Read on to see why these places in North Dakota could use a Xanax.

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How We Measured Stress In North Dakota (Without Stressing Out)

In order to measure stress, we selected a set of six criteria that reflect its root causes for most people and used them to look at the 25 places in North Dakota with a population over 2,000 according to the 2010-2014 American Community Survey:

Percentage of population with a long commute (over 30 minutes)
Unemployment Rate
Hours worked
Population density
Percentage of income spent on rent
Percentage of population without health insurance

The higher any of these was, the more stressful the people of the place are.

Our data is from the U.S. Census’ American Community Survey for 2010-2014.

We ranked each place from 1 to 25 (with one being the most stressed side of the scale) in the six individual criteria. These ranks were then averaged into a Stress Score, the lowest of which was the most stressed out place in the Peace Garden State.

Below, we’ll take a look at the standout stress stats for each top 10 most stressed places, and wrap the whole thing up with a detailed ranking of all 25 places we analyzed.

1. Minot

Population: 44,533People With High Rent: 37.4%
People With Long Commute: 12.7%
People Without Insurance: 11.1%

2. Bottineau

Population: 2,294People With High Rent: 40.7%
People With Long Commute: 13.7%
People Without Insurance: 9.8%

3. New Town

Population: 2,210People With High Rent: 22.2%
People With Long Commute: 12.8%
People Without Insurance: 33.6%

4. Williston

Population: 19,849People With High Rent: 24.2%
People With Long Commute: 12.3%
People Without Insurance: 9.4%

5. Fargo

Population: 110,725People With High Rent: 41.0%
People With Long Commute: 7.2%
People Without Insurance: 9.8%

6. Grand Forks

Population: 54,095People With High Rent: 48.9%
People With Long Commute: 6.9%
People Without Insurance: 8.3%

7. Dickinson

Population: 19,920People With High Rent: 37.6%
People With Long Commute: 9.2%
People Without Insurance: 9.1%

8. Rugby

Population: 2,989People With High Rent: 44.3%
People With Long Commute: 9.4%
People Without Insurance: 11.2%

9. Lincoln

Population: 2,864People With High Rent: 0.0%
People With Long Commute: 18.4%
People Without Insurance: 7.5%

10. Watford City

Population: 2,738People With High Rent: 21.5%
People With Long Commute: 13.8%
People Without Insurance: 11.9%

Detailed List Of Stressed Places In North Dakota

City	Rank	Population	People With High Rent	People With Long Commute	People Without Insurance
Minot	1	44,533	37.4%	12.7%	11.1%
Bottineau	2	2,294	40.7%	13.7%	9.8%
New Town	3	2,210	22.2%	12.8%	33.6%
Williston	4	19,849	24.2%	12.3%	9.4%
Fargo	5	110,725	41.0%	7.2%	9.8%
Grand Forks	6	54,095	48.9%	6.9%	8.3%
Dickinson	7	19,920	37.6%	9.2%	9.1%
Rugby	8	2,989	44.3%	9.4%	11.2%
Lincoln	9	2,864	0.0%	18.4%	7.5%
Watford City	10	2,738	21.5%	13.8%	11.9%
Casselton	11	2,434	39.6%	25.1%	3.7%
Beulah	12	3,231	58.4%	11.3%	7.8%
Bismarck	13	65,123	36.4%	9.3%	8.1%
Mandan	14	19,381	40.4%	11.4%	5.8%
West Fargo	15	28,371	33.4%	11.4%	7.4%
Wahpeton	16	7,804	33.4%	11.3%	6.8%
Jamestown	17	15,407	39.5%	4.7%	9.2%
Valley City	18	6,636	21.6%	14.4%	6.1%
Grafton	19	4,291	26.2%	7.9%	6.8%
Devils Lake	20	7,218	35.4%	4.0%	14.8%
Hazen	21	2,607	23.9%	8.4%	4.7%
Grand Forks AFB	22	2,387	21.9%	4.9%	3.5%
Minot AFB	23	5,813	34.9%	7.5%	1.8%
Lisbon	24	2,074	32.8%	4.5%	6.6%
Horace	25	2,502	13.5%	12.0%	3.4%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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