Work & commute · Higdem

Work & commute in Higdem, MN

Most working residents leave Higdem for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Grand Forks (35%), Crookston (15%) and Thief River Falls (8%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 40 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 40 Higdem residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Higdem.

40live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

15work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Higdem goes to work

Grand Forks, ND15.5 mi away

35%14

Crookston33.5 mi away

15%6

Thief River Falls41.4 mi away

8%3

Huntsville19.2 mi away

5%2

Grand Forks, ND19 mi away

5%2

Fisher27 mi away

3%1

Clearbrook82.2 mi away

3%1

Warren14.5 mi away

3%1

Beltrami48.7 mi away

3%1

East Grand Forks15.2 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

20%8

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

How far

How far Higdem commutes

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

55%

28%

18%

0%Under 10 mi

55%10–24 mi

28%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Higdem is a commuter town

0.38jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Higdem are

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

Jobs based in Higdem

15 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)93%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)7%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Higdem residents hold

40 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month68%

−6%

Jobs based in Higdem, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 15. 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.