Work & commute · Ben Wade

Work & commute in Ben Wade, MN

Most working residents leave Ben Wade for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Glenwood (25%), Alexandria (14%) and Morris (7%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 112 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 110 Ben Wade residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ben Wade.

110live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

18work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ben Wade goes to work

Glenwood9.5 mi away

25%28

Alexandria15 mi away

14%16

Morris18.1 mi away

7%8

Starbuck7 mi away

5%6

Glenwood12.6 mi away

5%6

White Bear Lake5.1 mi away

3%3

Wheaton45.1 mi away

2%2

Benson27.2 mi away

2%2

Plymouth112.9 mi away

2%2

Fargo, ND99.9 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%37

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

How far

How far Ben Wade commutes

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

37%

39%

10%

14%

37%Under 10 mi

39%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ben Wade 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 Ben Wade are

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

Jobs based in Ben Wade

20 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)40%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less35%

$1,251–$3,333 a month45%

Over $3,333 a month20%

Jobs Ben Wade residents hold

112 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month62%

−64%

Jobs based in Ben Wade, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 20. 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.