Work & commute · Willmar

Work & commute in Willmar, MN

60% of Willmar’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Minneapolis (2%), St. Paul (2%) and St. Cloud (1%). Half commute less than 2 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

60%

5,672 of 9,420 working residents

Typical commute

2 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

13 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 3,748 Willmar residents head out of town to work, 5,672 work right here, and 12,273 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Willmar.

3,748live here, work elsewhere

5,672live and work here

12,273work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Willmar goes to work

Willmar (in town)right here

60%5,672

Minneapolis88.1 mi away

2%179

St. Paul96.2 mi away

2%163

St. Cloud51.4 mi away

1%131

New London13.3 mi away

1%110

Litchfield26 mi away

1%101

Kandiyohi5.9 mi away

1%93

Marshall58.6 mi away

1%86

Willmar2.8 mi away

1%85

Bloomington87.6 mi away

1%76

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%2,724

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

How far

How far Willmar commutes

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

64%

22%

64%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Willmar is a job hub

1.90jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Willmar are

17,945 jobs are based in Willmar. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Willmar’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Willmar

17,945 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Willmar residents hold

9,420 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month56%

+31%

Jobs based in Willmar, 2013 → 2023: 13,710 → 17,945. 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.