North Dakota is an Auto State

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Auto industry workers: a technician in a hard hat, an assembler at a workbench, a designer sketching a car, and a battery-line worker.

20.9K Jobs

Industry Impact

Every Job Tells a Story

North Dakota’s auto industry supports an estimated 20,908 jobs — from assembly lines to engineering labs, supply chain logistics to dealership floors.

37.8K

New Vehicles Sold

$67,754

Average labor income per auto job

$1.42B

Annual Labor Income

Share of North Dakota Jobs Supported

of Economy

$2.28B

State GDP

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and IHS Markit / S&P Global Mobility — North Dakota, 2024.

Automaker Facilities

Built in North Dakota

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Source: Alliance for Automotive Innovation — Member Facility Directory, North Dakota, 2024.

Consumers

64% of North Dakota households own their homes, and 77% of workers drive alone to work.

Median Household Income

$76.5K

Owner Occupied Housing

64%

Rental Occupied Housing

36%

Commutingto Work

Drove Alone to Work (77%)
Carpooled (10%)
Worked from Home (8%)
Other (5%)
Public Transit (0%)

HousingType

Single-Family (57%)
20+ Unit Buildings (16%)
1-Unit (Attached) (7%)
Mobile / RV / Boat (6%)
10-19 Units (6%)
2-4 Units (5%)
5-9 Units (4%)

Source: Figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2023.

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