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Work & commute in Washington, MN

Most working residents leave Washington for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Mankato (19%), St. Peter (17%) and North Mankato (9%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
1 of 371 working residents
Typical commute
11 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
25 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
11%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 370 Washington residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Washington.

370live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
51work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Washington goes to work

KasotaWatervilleLe CenterEagle LakeMontgomeryNew PragueLe SueurSt. PeterNorth MankatoBurnsvilleMankatoBloomingtonEden PrairieRochesterWashingtonJamestownElysianClevelandKasotaMankatoSt. PeterNorth MankatoLe CenterLe SueurKasotaBloomingtonBurnsvilleEden PrairieRochesterWashington
1
Mankato9.6 mi away
19%69
2
St. Peter8.3 mi away
17%63
3
North Mankato11.8 mi away
9%33
4
Le Center9.9 mi away
4%15
5
Le Sueur14.9 mi away
4%15
6
Kasota6 mi away
4%15
7
Bloomington46.7 mi away
2%9
8
Burnsville44.1 mi away
2%7
9
Eden Prairie44.6 mi away
2%7
10
Rochester69.1 mi away
2%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%131

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

How far

How far Washington commutes

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

43%Under 10 mi
26%10–24 mi
12%25–50 mi
19%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Washington is a commuter town

0.14jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Washington are

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

Jobs based in Washington

52 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)62%
Trade, transport & utilities8%
Services (health, schools, offices…)31%
$1,250 a month or less8%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%
Over $3,333 a month65%

Jobs Washington residents hold

371 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)28%
Trade, transport & utilities14%
Services (health, schools, offices…)58%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month19%
Over $3,333 a month66%
−43%

Jobs based in Washington, 2013 → 2023: 92 → 52. 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.

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