Work & commute · Breckenridge

Work & commute in Breckenridge, MN

About one in 5 of Breckenridge’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Wahpeton (30%), Dwight (6%) and Fargo (3%). Half commute less than 2 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22%

330 of 1,479 working residents

Typical commute

2 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 1,149 Breckenridge residents head out of town to work, 330 work right here, and 960 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Breckenridge.

1,149live here, work elsewhere

330live and work here

960work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Breckenridge goes to work

Wahpeton, ND1.4 mi away

30%437

Breckenridge (in town)right here

22%330

Dwight, ND6.6 mi away

6%84

Fargo, ND43 mi away

3%48

Fergus Falls24.3 mi away

3%43

Center, ND5.1 mi away

3%40

Hankinson, ND19.8 mi away

2%35

West Fargo, ND43.7 mi away

1%19

Willmar108.1 mi away

1%16

Alexandria63.8 mi away

1%12

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%415

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

How far

How far Breckenridge commutes

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

63%

10%

17%

63%Under 10 mi

10%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Breckenridge is balanced between jobs and homes

0.87jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.87 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Breckenridge are

1,290 jobs are based in Breckenridge. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Breckenridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Breckenridge

1,290 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Breckenridge residents hold

1,479 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month59%

−17%

Jobs based in Breckenridge, 2013 → 2023: 1,559 → 1,290. 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.