Work & commute · Farmington

Work & commute in Farmington, MN

Most working residents leave Farmington for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Minneapolis (9%), Lakeville (8%) and Eagan (7%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

1,217 of 12,465 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

20%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 11,248 Farmington residents head out of town to work, 1,217 work right here, and 3,666 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Farmington.

11,248live here, work elsewhere

1,217live and work here

3,666work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Farmington goes to work

Farmington (in town)right here

10%1,217

Minneapolis21.6 mi away

9%1,117

Lakeville4.2 mi away

8%999

Eagan10.8 mi away

7%899

Apple Valley6.1 mi away

6%743

St. Paul20.3 mi away

6%731

Bloomington13.8 mi away

6%705

Burnsville9.1 mi away

6%700

Edina18.6 mi away

4%474

Eden Prairie19.4 mi away

3%336

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%4,544

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

How far

How far Farmington commutes

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

32%

54%

10%

32%Under 10 mi

54%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

5%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Farmington is a commuter town

0.39jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Farmington are

4,883 jobs are based in Farmington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Farmington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Farmington

4,883 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month64%

Jobs Farmington residents hold

12,465 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month71%

+14%

Jobs based in Farmington, 2013 → 2023: 4,279 → 4,883. 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.