Work & commute · Humboldt

Work & commute in Humboldt, MN

Most working residents leave Humboldt for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Fargo (38%), Barnesville (15%) and Moorhead (9%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 160 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

15%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 159 Humboldt residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Humboldt.

159live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

25work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Humboldt goes to work

Fargo, ND26.1 mi away

38%60

Barnesville3.5 mi away

15%24

Moorhead22.8 mi away

9%15

West Fargo, ND29.1 mi away

4%6

Grand Forks, ND92.6 mi away

3%5

Hawley14 mi away

3%4

Detroit Lakes25.6 mi away

3%4

Barnesville6.3 mi away

3%4

Minneapolis189.8 mi away

2%3

Ada43.8 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

21%33

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

How far

How far Humboldt commutes

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

19%

49%

13%

19%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

49%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Humboldt is a commuter town

0.16jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Humboldt are

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

Jobs based in Humboldt

26 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month15%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Humboldt residents hold

160 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month63%

−26%

Jobs based in Humboldt, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 26. 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.