Work & commute · Benson

Work & commute in Benson, MN

42% of Benson’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Torning (10%), Morris (5%) and Willmar (4%). Half commute less than 2 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

42%

651 of 1,554 working residents

Typical commute

2 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 903 Benson residents head out of town to work, 651 work right here, and 819 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Benson.

903live here, work elsewhere

651live and work here

819work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Benson goes to work

Benson (in town)right here

42%651

Torning3.8 mi away

10%155

Morris23.7 mi away

5%80

Willmar29.8 mi away

4%65

Marysland10.4 mi away

3%46

Fargo, ND122.1 mi away

2%29

Montevideo25.8 mi away

2%28

Clontarf4.6 mi away

1%22

Darnen22.5 mi away

1%18

Alexandria40.4 mi away

1%15

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%445

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

How far

How far Benson commutes

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

55%

15%

13%

17%

55%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Benson is balanced between jobs and homes

0.95jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.95 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Benson are

1,470 jobs are based in Benson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Benson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Benson

1,470 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Benson residents hold

1,554 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+1%

Jobs based in Benson, 2013 → 2023: 1,455 → 1,470. 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.