Friday, February 15, 2013

The Bakken Impact on Fargo

I am being told some upper-income workers from the Bakken are settling their families .... in Fargo. Not Minot. Not Bismarck. But Fargo. That's about as far as one can get from the Bakken and still be in North Dakota.

Directions from Fargo to Williston are easy, two three four data points:
  • drive east 300 miles from Fargo to Belfield
  • stop for gas and a snack
  • turn right -- drive 150 miles north to Williston
  • replace windshield
or,
  • Delta, starting at $500 roundtrip, one-stop
  • United, starting at $850 roundtrip, one-stop
  • multiple other choices starting at $915 roundtrip, one-stop
Firearms will probably have to be checked. Prices will vary; this was a simple quick random look. You can probably do better.

See first comment. I completely forgot about Amtrak: $57 one-way this time of the year according to Amtrak's web page.

See third comment. I also forgot about Jefferson bus lines: $53 daily, one-way, according to website.
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2013 at 3:20 PM

    Or Amtrak....

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    1. Bruce OksolFebruary 15, 2013 at 3:32 PM

      Wow, I am so embarrassed. You are so correct. $57 according to Amtrak website today. Wow, you are correct. Thank you for pointing that out. I completely missed that, and I am a big fan of Amtrak.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2013 at 3:21 PM

    Or the bus on Jefferson Lines. Fargo to/from Williston daily.

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    1. Bruce OksolFebruary 15, 2013 at 3:35 PM

      Wow, I'm missing a lot. Thank you. I appreciate the reminders.

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  3. Bakken OwnerFebruary 15, 2013 at 3:46 PM

    Replace windshield, made my day. In Summer: clean off grass hoppers every twenty miles.

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    1. Bruce OksolFebruary 15, 2013 at 3:49 PM

      ...unless, of course, you hit a deer, and then a bit more needs replacing...

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2013 at 4:53 PM

    I used to live in Fargo, wife is a Bison, guess they havn't heard of Rapid City.

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    1. Bruce OksolFebruary 15, 2013 at 9:56 PM

      Rapid City would be another nice alternative....

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2013 at 6:24 PM

    Who are these "Upper Income Workers" not really doubting it, but curious. If they are Engineers, I can see that, because they probably are not working just on the Bakken infrastructure. Spouse's are commuting from Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, Montana, etc... every other week to work in the Bakken and then go home to their families and homes on their time off. Are these "upper income workers" doing the same? They are from Fargo and commute? With many of the same engineering firms with locations in Fargo and now opening up offices in Williston, I wonder how much longer engineers would be required to live in Williston where they work. Braun announced they will be opening an Engineering office in Williston this summer. (joing AE2S, Kadrmas, Sanderson Stewart, Advanced Engineering, Ameritech, Oakland, Epic, Baseline, Interstate, Ultieg...just some of the firms that did not have offices until recently in Williston.

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    1. Bruce OksolFebruary 15, 2013 at 10:01 PM

      Could be "two-weeks on, two weeks off" roughnecks; could be oil industry lawyers; CPAs.

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