Work & commute · Blomkest

Work & commute in Blomkest, MN

Most working residents leave Blomkest for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Willmar (39%), Prinsburg (9%) and Montevideo (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 66 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 66 Blomkest residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Blomkest.

66live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

24work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Blomkest goes to work

Willmar12.4 mi away

39%26

Prinsburg8 mi away

9%6

Montevideo33.8 mi away

3%2

Minneapolis85.8 mi away

3%2

Dovre17.8 mi away

3%2

Gennessee14.7 mi away

3%2

Raymond11.7 mi away

2%1

Pennock15.9 mi away

2%1

Spicer20.5 mi away

2%1

Howard Lake47.6 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%22

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

How far

How far Blomkest commutes

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

11%

53%

11%

26%

11%Under 10 mi

53%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Blomkest is a commuter town

0.36jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Blomkest are

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

Jobs based in Blomkest

24 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)79%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)21%

$1,250 a month or less4%

$1,251–$3,333 a month4%

Over $3,333 a month92%

Jobs Blomkest residents hold

66 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month14%

Over $3,333 a month71%

−49%

Jobs based in Blomkest, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 24. 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.