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Work & commute · Martin

Work & commute in Martin, MN

Most working residents leave Martin for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Luverne (21%), Sioux Falls (21%) and Worthington (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
3 of 177 working residents
Typical commute
18 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
18 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
13%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 174 Martin residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Martin.

174live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
39work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Martin goes to work

LarchwoodGeorgeRock RapidsEsthervilleBigelowHillsEllsworthWellsLuverneWorthingtonNew UlmMarshallValley SpringsBrandonSioux FallsClintonBeaver CreekLuverneMartinLuverneSioux FallsWorthingtonHillsBrandonWellsLuverneRock RapidsMarshallNew UlmMartin
1
Luverne11 mi away
21%38
2
Sioux Falls, SD17.5 mi away
21%37
3
Worthington39.5 mi away
5%8
4
Hills2 mi away
4%7
5
Brandon, SD10.5 mi away
4%7
6
Wells133.1 mi away
3%5
7
Luverne8.6 mi away
3%5
8
Rock Rapids, IA13.8 mi away
2%4
9
Marshall68.7 mi away
2%4
10
New Ulm108.7 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%59

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

How far

How far Martin commutes

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

16%Under 10 mi
50%10–24 mi
11%25–50 mi
23%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Martin is a commuter town

0.24jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Martin are

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

Jobs based in Martin

42 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)10%
Trade, transport & utilities67%
Services (health, schools, offices…)24%
$1,250 a month or less10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month45%
Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Martin residents hold

177 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)25%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%
Over $3,333 a month53%
−18%

Jobs based in Martin, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 42. 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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