Work & commute · Alexandria

Work & commute in Alexandria, MN

56% of Alexandria’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are La Grand (3%), Glenwood (2%) and St. Cloud (1%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

56%

3,529 of 6,355 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,826 Alexandria residents head out of town to work, 3,529 work right here, and 9,742 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Alexandria.

2,826live here, work elsewhere

3,529live and work here

9,742work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Alexandria goes to work

Alexandria (in town)right here

56%3,529

La Grand4 mi away

3%171

Glenwood14.7 mi away

2%148

St. Cloud63 mi away

1%90

Carlos7.1 mi away

1%86

Alexandria3.3 mi away

1%85

Hudson5.5 mi away

1%80

Minneapolis120.2 mi away

1%70

Carlos7.8 mi away

1%69

Fergus Falls43.8 mi away

1%58

Everywhere elseother towns and states

31%1,969

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Alexandria commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

65%

22%

65%Under 10 mi

8%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Alexandria is a job hub

2.09jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Alexandria are

13,271 jobs are based in Alexandria. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Alexandria’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Alexandria

13,271 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Alexandria residents hold

6,355 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month56%

+5%

Jobs based in Alexandria, 2013 → 2023: 12,620 → 13,271. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.