Work & commute · North Fork

Work & commute in North Fork, MN

Most working residents leave North Fork for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Belgrade (14%), Brooten (7%) and Crow River (6%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 96 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

24%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 95 North Fork residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in North Fork.

95live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

43work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where North Fork goes to work

Belgrade7.2 mi away

14%13

Brooten3.7 mi away

7%7

Crow River8.7 mi away

6%6

Paynesville20.3 mi away

5%5

Melrose15.4 mi away

5%5

Bangor5.6 mi away

5%5

Minneapolis96.3 mi away

4%4

New London18 mi away

3%3

Willmar29.2 mi away

3%3

St. Cloud43.5 mi away

3%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%42

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

How far

How far North Fork commutes

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

35%

26%

17%

22%

35%Under 10 mi

26%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

North Fork is a commuter town

0.46jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in North Fork are

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

Jobs based in North Fork

44 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)50%

Trade, transport & utilities34%

Services (health, schools, offices…)16%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs North Fork residents hold

96 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month65%

−65%

Jobs based in North Fork, 2013 → 2023: 124 → 44. 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.