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.