Work & commute · Herman

Work & commute in Herman, MN

Most working residents leave Herman for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Morris (15%), Alexandria (15%) and Elbow Lake (7%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 169 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

24%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 165 Herman residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Herman.

165live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

45work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Herman goes to work

Morris19.3 mi away

15%26

Alexandria37.1 mi away

15%25

Elbow Lake14.6 mi away

7%11

Barrett13.4 mi away

7%11

Hoffman17.1 mi away

4%6

Fergus Falls32.9 mi away

3%5

Willmar70.9 mi away

3%5

Land15 mi away

3%5

Herman (in town)right here

2%4

Brandon28.5 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%68

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

How far

How far Herman commutes

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

42%

33%

20%

6%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

33%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Herman is a commuter town

0.29jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Herman are

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

Jobs based in Herman

49 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities47%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less55%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month18%

Jobs Herman residents hold

169 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month62%

−70%

Jobs based in Herman, 2013 → 2023: 161 → 49. 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.