Work & commute · Erdahl

Work & commute in Erdahl, MN

Most working residents leave Erdahl for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Elbow Lake (19%), Fergus Falls (13%) and Ashby (8%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 167 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

16%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 167 Erdahl residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Erdahl.

167live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

39work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Erdahl goes to work

Elbow Lake7.6 mi away

19%32

Fergus Falls24.1 mi away

13%22

Ashby7.7 mi away

8%13

Alexandria22.6 mi away

8%13

Fargo, ND77.5 mi away

4%7

Brandon11 mi away

2%4

Morris27.8 mi away

2%4

Evansville6.6 mi away

2%3

Plymouth132.1 mi away

2%3

West Fargo, ND79.5 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%63

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

How far

How far Erdahl commutes

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

32%

27%

14%

28%

32%Under 10 mi

27%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Erdahl is a commuter town

0.23jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Erdahl are

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

Jobs based in Erdahl

39 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)85%

Trade, transport & utilities5%

Services (health, schools, offices…)10%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month64%

Jobs Erdahl residents hold

167 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+22%

Jobs based in Erdahl, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 39. 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.