Work & commute · Nidaros

Work & commute in Nidaros, MN

Most working residents leave Nidaros for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Alexandria (22%), Fergus Falls (7%) and Underwood (5%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 131 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 129 Nidaros residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Nidaros.

129live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

22work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Nidaros goes to work

Alexandria26.9 mi away

22%29

Fergus Falls24.2 mi away

7%9

Underwood14.7 mi away

5%7

Parkers Prairie13.2 mi away

5%7

Battle Lake7.6 mi away

5%6

Moorhead70.4 mi away

4%5

Perham24.8 mi away

3%4

Willmar81.3 mi away

3%4

Fargo, ND73.6 mi away

3%4

Wadena25.6 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%53

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

How far

How far Nidaros commutes

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

10%

35%

34%

21%

10%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

34%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Nidaros is a commuter town

0.18jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Nidaros are

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

Jobs based in Nidaros

24 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)63%

Trade, transport & utilities38%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less46%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Nidaros residents hold

131 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month53%

−8%

Jobs based in Nidaros, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 24. 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.