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Work & commute · Lakefield

Work & commute in Lakefield, MN

About one in 5 of Lakefield’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Jackson (15%), Worthington (7%) and Spirit Lake (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
21%
171 of 828 working residents
Typical commute
15 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
18 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 657 Lakefield residents head out of town to work, 171 work right here, and 463 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lakefield.

657live here, work elsewhere
171live and work here
463work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Lakefield goes to work

Spirit LakeHeron LakeLakefieldBrewsterWellsWindomJacksonWorthingtonSioux FallsSioux ValleyWeimerDes MoinesHeron LakeMinneotaHunterJacksonWorthingtonSpirit LakeWindomBrewsterSioux FallsHunterWellsHeron LakeLakefield
1
Lakefield (in town)right here
21%171
2
Jackson9.7 mi away
15%126
3
Worthington21.8 mi away
7%59
4
Spirit Lake, IA18.3 mi away
6%53
5
Windom13.7 mi away
5%42
6
Brewster14.8 mi away
2%15
7
Sioux Falls, SD78.7 mi away
2%15
8
Hunter3.7 mi away
2%15
9
Wells71.9 mi away
1%12
10
Heron Lake3.3 mi away
1%11
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%309

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

How far

How far Lakefield commutes

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

39%Under 10 mi
31%10–24 mi
6%25–50 mi
24%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Lakefield is balanced between jobs and homes

0.77jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Lakefield are

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

Jobs based in Lakefield

634 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)29%
Trade, transport & utilities10%
Services (health, schools, offices…)61%
$1,250 a month or less27%
$1,251–$3,333 a month37%
Over $3,333 a month36%

Jobs Lakefield residents hold

828 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)30%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)49%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month57%
−55%

Jobs based in Lakefield, 2013 → 2023: 1,400 → 634. 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.

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