Work & commute · Chokio

Work & commute in Chokio, MN

Most working residents leave Chokio for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Morris (49%), Hancock (5%) and Fargo (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

6 of 177 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 171 Chokio residents head out of town to work, 6 work right here, and 100 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Chokio.

171live here, work elsewhere

6live and work here

100work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Chokio goes to work

Morris13 mi away

49%87

Hancock19.1 mi away

5%9

Fargo, ND94.6 mi away

4%7

Darnen11.4 mi away

4%7

Chokio (in town)right here

3%6

Alexandria43.8 mi away

2%4

Glenwood38.6 mi away

2%3

Willmar62.5 mi away

2%3

Elbow Lake30.3 mi away

1%2

Wheaton22.4 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%47

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

How far

How far Chokio commutes

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

65%

10%

21%

5%Under 10 mi

65%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Chokio is a commuter town

0.60jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Chokio are

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

Jobs based in Chokio

106 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Chokio residents hold

177 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month65%

−51%

Jobs based in Chokio, 2013 → 2023: 218 → 106. 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.