True, but this OP's scenario is very similar to what happened during the ND oil boom in 2010. Guys with certain skills (heavy equipment operation, truck driving

True, but this OP's scenario is very similar to what happened during the ND oil boom in 2010. Guys with certain skills (heavy equipment operation, truck driving, ect) could make two or even three times what where in their current jobs. What was the result? A flood of workers coming in how left their families, homes, and everything to live in trailers (or even the truck cabs) for the opportunity. If the this had happened near a real city like Sioux Falls SD with available housing and had been long term (like the OP's scenario), people absolutely would have moved their families and put down roots.