Work & commute · Gorton

Work & commute in Gorton, MN

Most working residents leave Gorton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Alexandria (24%), Fergus Falls (12%) and Elbow Lake (6%). Half commute less than 36 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 17 working residents

Typical commute

36 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

35%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 17 Gorton residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Gorton.

17live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

11work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Gorton goes to work

Alexandria39.2 mi away

24%4

Fergus Falls27.7 mi away

12%2

Elbow Lake12.3 mi away

6%1

Hoffman19.9 mi away

6%1

Barrett13.9 mi away

6%1

Sauk Rapids100.4 mi away

6%1

Detroit Lakes65.4 mi away

6%1

Lincoln, NE351.9 mi away

6%1

Minot, ND288.9 mi away

6%1

Fargo, ND73.8 mi away

6%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

18%3

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

How far

How far Gorton commutes

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

12%

35%

24%

29%

12%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Gorton is a commuter town

0.65jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Gorton are

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

Jobs based in Gorton

11 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month64%

Over $3,333 a month27%

Jobs Gorton residents hold

17 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities47%

Services (health, schools, offices…)24%

$1,250 a month or less35%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month65%

+57%

Jobs based in Gorton, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 11. 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.