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North Dakota oil and trucking owners: contact the desk and compare.
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We work the file, not a single product.
Shopped for fit.
Sent only where it matches, and nowhere else.
You make the call.
Funders' terms in writing. Nothing moves until you choose.
- Cost to apply
- Nothing. Applying asks for no payment.
- Credit
- Ask how any credit review works before you sign.
- Speed
- We make no timing promise. Each funder sets its own review time.
- Offers
- Each one shows total payback and terms from the funder.
North Dakota business funding runs on oil and grain. Oil and gas produced 14.0% of North Dakota's 2025 GDP, the largest share of any state, and agriculture added 5.9%, second. Wholesale firms are 6.9% of establishments, the top share, and trucking 4.2%, second. The state had 799,358 residents.
Next step: Call 877-FUND-654Email info@afterfirstmca.com from Fargo, Bismarck or anywhere in North Dakota, after you confirm North Dakota with the desk.A person replies within one business day.
By the Afterfirst Editorial Team · Updated
What happens after you apply?
One application, one file.
Send one application with your recent business bank statements. That gives us one file, instead of the same paperwork at every funder.
A person reads the file.
Revenue, existing positions, industry and time in business. If something is missing, we ask before anything goes out.
Sent only where it fits.
The file goes to funders whose stated criteria match it. It does not go to every name on a list, so your file is not sprayed around.
You compare and choose.
Offers come back with each funder's terms, side by side: amount, cost, term and payment structure. Accepting is your decision.
Which North Dakota cities are growing?
Fargo leads at 136,275, up 8.2% since 2020, and West Fargo grew 6.6%. The small town of Horace more than doubled. Bismarck rose 5.9%.
In the oil patch, Williston grew 1.3% and Dickinson 0.8%.
| Place | Residents 2025 | Change since 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Fargo city | 136,275 | +8.2% |
| Bismarck city | 77,963 | +5.9% |
| Grand Forks city | 60,365 | +2.0% |
| Minot city | 47,308 | -2.2% |
| West Fargo city | 41,175 | +6.6% |
| Williston city | 29,522 | +1.3% |
| Dickinson city | 25,870 | +0.8% |
| Mandan city | 25,061 | +3.6% |
| Jamestown city | 15,688 | -1.0% |
| Wahpeton city | 8,141 | +1.6% |
| Devils Lake city | 7,333 | +0.1% |
| Horace city | 7,001 | +118.4% |
The 2020 base of 779,136 became 799,358 by 2025, a gain of 2.6%. Other gains: Mandan 3.6% to 25,061; Grand Forks 2.0% to 60,365; Wahpeton 1.6% to 8,141. Down since 2020: Minot 2.2% to 47,308; Jamestown 1.0% to 15,688. 10 of 12 places grew.
What does North Dakota produce?
Oil from the Bakken leads. Wholesale adds 7.8%, a top-ten share, as grain and equipment move through. Real estate, at 9.1%, is one of the smallest shares in the country.
| Sector | 2025 GDP, $ millions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 11,484.3 | 14.0% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 7,476.7 | 9.1% |
| Manufacturing | 6,958.4 | 8.5% |
| Health care and social assistance | 6,596.1 | 8.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 6,409.1 | 7.8% |
| Retail trade | 4,976.6 | 6.1% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 4,790.9 | 5.9% |
| Construction | 4,440.5 | 5.4% |
| Finance and insurance | 3,997.0 | 4.9% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 3,521.9 | 4.3% |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 2,629.6 | 3.2% |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,962.1 | 2.4% |
All North Dakota industries: $81.9 billion in 2025. The public sector adds $8,928.1 million, 10.9%. Professional and technical services at 3.2%: smallest share nationally. Administrative and waste services at 1.5%: smallest share nationally. Educational services at 0.3%: second smallest share nationally.
North Dakota had 25,402 establishments in 2023, 86.0% with fewer than 20 employees. Trucking is 2.06 times the U.S. share and wholesale 1.51 times. Clinics are scarce by comparison.
| Industry (NAICS) | North Dakota count, 2023 | North Dakota share | U.S. share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck transportation (484) | 1,065 | 4.2% | 2.0% |
| Wholesale trade (42) | 1,756 | 6.9% | 4.6% |
| Gasoline stations (447) | 441 | 1.7% | 1.3% |
| Specialty trade contractors (238) | 1,966 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
| Automotive repair and maintenance (8111) | 612 | 2.4% | 2.0% |
| Construction (23) | 2,946 | 11.6% | 9.7% |
| Food services and drinking places (722) | 1,815 | 7.1% | 8.5% |
| Retail trade (44-45) | 3,103 | 12.2% | 12.5% |
| Ambulatory health care services (621) | 1,394 | 5.5% | 8.4% |
| Personal care services (8121) | 413 | 1.6% | 1.9% |
| Food and beverage stores (445) | 344 | 1.4% | 1.9% |
| Services to buildings and dwellings (5617) | 612 | 2.4% | 2.7% |
| Manufacturing (31-33) | 695 | 2.7% | 3.4% |
Small firms: 21,842 of 25,402 North Dakota establishments (2023) had under 20 employees, which is where North Dakota business funding files start. Clinics and outpatient offices: 1,394 sites, 5.5%, the second smallest share of any state or DC.
Which funding structures fit North Dakota files?
North Dakota files swing with oil prices and harvests. The desk reads at least a full year so the swings show.
North Dakota files often come with long payment cycles. Wholesale firms are 6.9% of establishments, the top share in the country, and trucking firms 4.2%, second. Many of those firms bill other businesses and wait on net terms, and funders see that gap in the deposits. Fargo, West Fargo and Horace keep growing, while Minot and Jamestown shrank. The oil counties around Williston and Dickinson grew slowly, by 1.3% and 0.8%. A hauler there should expect questions about how drilling activity shows up in the account. Agriculture is 5.9% of output, second highest in the country. Farm suppliers, grain haulers and equipment shops in Grand Forks or Wahpeton often get paid after harvest, so their deposits bunch in the fall.
North Dakota oil-patch haulers
North Dakota has 1,065 trucking establishments. Crude, water and sand hauling follow drilling activity, and carriers are often paid on net terms; see trucking.
North Dakota grain and implement dealers
Wholesale establishments number 1,756. Dealers stock ahead of planting and wait for harvest payments; see wholesale distribution.
North Dakota trades in Fargo and Bismarck
Specialty trade contractors are 7.7% of establishments. Short building seasons bunch the work; see construction.
North Dakota repair shops
Auto repair is 2.4% of establishments. Long winters and farm work keep them busy; see auto repair.
Which North Dakota laws apply to business funding?
No North Dakota law is asserted here.
contact the desk for a North Dakota file.
Send one application with your recent business bank statements. That gives us one file, instead of the same paperwork at every funder.
Call 877-FUND-654Email info@afterfirstmca.comA person replies within one business day.
North Dakota questions
What does a North Dakota hauler pay for an advance?
Each funder lists the total to be repaid and the pull. A North Dakota hauler in a drilling slowdown may see a smaller offer. Applying costs nothing.
Does a North Dakota application check credit?
In North Dakota, ask each funder that quotes a hauler or dealer file how any credit review works. Get that answer before you sign.
When does a North Dakota file get answers?
Once the read is done, at each funder's pace. The desk promises no date.
Can a North Dakota dealer with an existing advance apply?
Yes. List the advance and its pull. Funders open to that position will see it.
Do North Dakota oil busts sink a file?
Not always. Funders look at how deposits held up and how the business adjusted.
Bordering states
Next step
North Dakota owners, trucking firms included, can Call 877-FUND-654Email info@afterfirstmca.com for North Dakota business funding. Confirm North Dakota availability before you apply, because it varies by state. Brokers send North Dakota files through the partner program.A person replies within one business day.
Call 877-FUND-654Sources
- North Dakota city and town estimates, Census Vintage 2025: Fargo at 136,275 down to Horace at 7,001, the 12 places in the North Dakota table, and the 799,358 statewide figure.
- North Dakota GDP by industry, BEA table SAGDP2 (2025): the North Dakota sector table, where mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction leads with 14.0%; total output $81.9 billion.
- North Dakota establishments, Census County Business Patterns 2023: the North Dakota industry table (13 rows) and the 25,402 total, with 21,842 small ones.
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