Work & commute · Walden

Work & commute in Walden, MN

Most working residents leave Walden for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Morris (17%), Glenwood (14%) and Benson (10%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 70 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 70 Walden residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Walden.

70live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

14work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Walden goes to work

Morris11.1 mi away

17%12

Glenwood16.6 mi away

14%10

Benson16.2 mi away

10%7

Alexandria27.4 mi away

6%4

Hancock6.2 mi away

4%3

Cyrus5.6 mi away

3%2

Belgrade33.8 mi away

3%2

Starbuck8.8 mi away

3%2

Duluth190 mi away

3%2

West Fargo, ND108.1 mi away

3%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%24

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

How far

How far Walden commutes

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

14%

52%

16%

17%

14%Under 10 mi

52%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Walden is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Walden are

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

Jobs based in Walden

14 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities86%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Walden residents hold

70 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+0%

Jobs based in Walden, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 14. 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.