Work & commute · Stafford

Work & commute in Stafford, MN

Most working residents leave Stafford for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Roseau (37%), Deer (8%) and Badger (5%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 100 working residents

Typical commute

10 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 100 Stafford residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Stafford.

100live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

3work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Stafford goes to work

Roseau6.2 mi away

37%37

Deer21.1 mi away

8%8

Badger9.6 mi away

5%5

Warroad24.5 mi away

5%5

Thief River Falls47.9 mi away

5%5

Jadis7.4 mi away

5%5

East Grand Forks79.8 mi away

4%4

Greenbush17.5 mi away

2%2

Hallock51.5 mi away

2%2

Grand Forks, ND82.6 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

25%25

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

How far

How far Stafford commutes

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

50%

14%

12%

24%

50%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Stafford is a commuter town

0.03jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Stafford are

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

Jobs based in Stafford

3 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Stafford residents hold

100 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−25%

Jobs based in Stafford, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 3. 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.