Work & commute · Becker

Work & commute in Becker, MN

Most working residents leave Becker for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Becker (11%), St. Cloud (8%) and Monticello (7%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

52 of 2,984 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

32 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

18%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,932 Becker residents head out of town to work, 52 work right here, and 489 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Becker.

2,932live here, work elsewhere

52live and work here

489work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Becker goes to work

Becker3.1 mi away

11%340

St. Cloud18 mi away

8%251

Monticello8.6 mi away

7%196

Minneapolis41.6 mi away

6%173

Elk River14.2 mi away

4%126

Big Lake6.7 mi away

3%99

Maple Grove27.4 mi away

3%77

St. Paul48 mi away

2%62

Plymouth32.6 mi away

2%60

Buffalo16.2 mi away

2%56

Everywhere elseother towns and states

52%1,544

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

How far

How far Becker commutes

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

23%

34%

23%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

34%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Becker is a commuter town

0.18jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.18 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Becker are

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

Jobs based in Becker

541 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)63%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)21%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Becker residents hold

2,984 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month69%

+90%

Jobs based in Becker, 2013 → 2023: 284 → 541. 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.