Work & commute · Hoffman

Work & commute in Hoffman, MN

Most working residents leave Hoffman for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Alexandria (15%), Morris (11%) and Barrett (10%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10 of 299 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 289 Hoffman residents head out of town to work, 10 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hoffman.

289live here, work elsewhere

10live and work here

92work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hoffman goes to work

Alexandria20 mi away

15%45

Morris18.1 mi away

11%33

Barrett7.8 mi away

10%31

Elbow Lake14.1 mi away

6%17

Hoffman (in town)right here

3%10

Elk Lake3.8 mi away

3%10

Fergus Falls34.1 mi away

3%9

Willmar60.6 mi away

3%9

Brandon13.1 mi away

3%8

Fargo, ND86.8 mi away

2%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%120

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

How far

How far Hoffman commutes

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

21%

53%

20%

21%Under 10 mi

53%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hoffman is a commuter town

0.34jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Hoffman are

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

Jobs based in Hoffman

102 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities46%

Services (health, schools, offices…)21%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Hoffman residents hold

299 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−31%

Jobs based in Hoffman, 2013 → 2023: 147 → 102. 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.