Work & commute · Harvey

Work & commute in Harvey, MN

Most working residents leave Harvey for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Litchfield (21%), Hutchinson (11%) and Paynesville (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 146 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 144 Harvey residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Harvey.

144live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

56work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Harvey goes to work

Litchfield5.6 mi away

21%31

Hutchinson23.5 mi away

11%16

Paynesville14.5 mi away

5%7

St. Cloud29.8 mi away

4%6

Litchfield6.6 mi away

4%6

Willmar24.5 mi away

3%5

Watkins11.2 mi away

3%4

Minneapolis65.5 mi away

3%4

Eden Valley8.9 mi away

2%3

Dassel14.5 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%61

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

How far

How far Harvey commutes

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

29%

34%

16%

21%

29%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Harvey is a commuter town

0.40jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Harvey are

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

Jobs based in Harvey

58 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)45%

Trade, transport & utilities53%

Services (health, schools, offices…)2%

$1,250 a month or less3%

$1,251–$3,333 a month7%

Over $3,333 a month90%

Jobs Harvey residents hold

146 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month58%

+9%

Jobs based in Harvey, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 58. 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.