Work & commute · Waldorf

Work & commute in Waldorf, MN

Most working residents leave Waldorf for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Mankato (14%), New Richland (12%) and Owatonna (8%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 77 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

18%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 77 Waldorf residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Waldorf.

77live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

14work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Waldorf goes to work

Mankato21.5 mi away

14%11

New Richland10.5 mi away

12%9

Owatonna25.5 mi away

8%6

Waseca14.1 mi away

6%5

Blooming Prairie32.3 mi away

4%3

Janesville12.9 mi away

4%3

St. Peter30.5 mi away

3%2

North Mankato24.3 mi away

3%2

Northfield44.6 mi away

3%2

Faribault32.8 mi away

3%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%32

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

How far

How far Waldorf commutes

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

49%

25%

21%

5%Under 10 mi

49%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Waldorf 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 Waldorf are

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

Jobs based in Waldorf

14 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities57%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month86%

Jobs Waldorf residents hold

77 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month56%

−30%

Jobs based in Waldorf, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 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.