Work & commute · Viking

Work & commute in Viking, MN

Most working residents leave Viking for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Thief River Falls (36%), Grand Forks (10%) and Newfolden (7%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 42 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

31%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 41 Viking residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Viking.

41live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

3work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Viking goes to work

Thief River Falls12.9 mi away

36%15

Grand Forks, ND37.6 mi away

10%4

Newfolden10.2 mi away

7%3

Karlstad25.4 mi away

5%2

Fargo, ND95.6 mi away

5%2

Strandquist18.8 mi away

2%1

Clearbrook57.8 mi away

2%1

Viking (in town)right here

2%1

Warren16.8 mi away

2%1

Argyle20.5 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%11

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

How far

How far Viking commutes

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

10%

50%

29%

12%

10%Under 10 mi

50%10–24 mi

29%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Viking is a commuter town

0.10jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Viking are

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

Jobs based in Viking

4 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 month50%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Viking residents hold

42 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities36%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−56%

Jobs based in Viking, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 4. 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.