Work & commute · Wolverton

Work & commute in Wolverton, MN

Most working residents leave Wolverton for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Breckenridge (22%), Wahpeton (12%) and Fargo (9%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 58 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

33 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 57 Wolverton residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Wolverton.

57live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

5work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Wolverton goes to work

Breckenridge21.8 mi away

22%13

Wahpeton, ND21 mi away

12%7

Fargo, ND21.3 mi away

9%5

Fergus Falls36.8 mi away

7%4

Dwight, ND17 mi away

5%3

Minneapolis200.4 mi away

3%2

Sunnyside26.2 mi away

3%2

Wolverton (in town)right here

2%1

Rothsay22.4 mi away

2%1

Wheaton53.5 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%19

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

How far

How far Wolverton commutes

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

57%

16%

26%

2%Under 10 mi

57%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Wolverton 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 Wolverton are

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

Jobs based in Wolverton

6 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Wolverton residents hold

58 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month72%

−33%

Jobs based in Wolverton, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 6. 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.