Work & commute · Barrett

Work & commute in Barrett, MN

Most working residents leave Barrett for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Morris (13%), Alexandria (11%) and Elbow Lake (6%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

13 of 174 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 161 Barrett residents head out of town to work, 13 work right here, and 251 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Barrett.

161live here, work elsewhere

13live and work here

251work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Barrett goes to work

Morris22.6 mi away

13%23

Alexandria25.5 mi away

11%19

Barrett (in town)right here

7%13

Elbow Lake6.4 mi away

6%10

Fergus Falls27 mi away

4%7

Ashby13.2 mi away

3%6

Elk Lake4.8 mi away

3%6

Brandon15.4 mi away

2%4

Herman13.4 mi away

2%4

Hoffman7.8 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%78

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

How far

How far Barrett commutes

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

22%

37%

22%

19%

22%Under 10 mi

37%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Barrett is a job hub

1.52jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Barrett are

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

Jobs based in Barrett

264 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)86%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Barrett residents hold

174 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+13%

Jobs based in Barrett, 2013 → 2023: 234 → 264. 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.