Work & commute · Effington

Work & commute in Effington, MN

Most working residents leave Effington for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Alexandria (17%), Fergus Falls (13%) and Parkers Prairie (8%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 112 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

21%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 112 Effington residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Effington.

112live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

20work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Effington goes to work

Alexandria19.8 mi away

17%19

Fergus Falls30.6 mi away

13%14

Parkers Prairie6.5 mi away

8%9

Battle Lake15 mi away

5%6

Wadena25.7 mi away

4%4

Fargo, ND81.2 mi away

3%3

Brandon14.5 mi away

2%2

Perham31.1 mi away

2%2

St. Paul141.4 mi away

2%2

Girard13.5 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%49

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

How far

How far Effington commutes

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

43%

21%

27%

9%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Effington 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 Effington are

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

Jobs based in Effington

20 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)75%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)25%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Effington residents hold

112 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month67%

+567%

Jobs based in Effington, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 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.