Work & commute · Worthington

Work & commute in Worthington, MN

About one in 3 of Worthington’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Brewster (30%), Mountain Lake (2%) and Chandler (2%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

34%

2,129 of 6,237 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 4,108 Worthington residents head out of town to work, 2,129 work right here, and 3,207 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Worthington.

4,108live here, work elsewhere

2,129live and work here

3,207work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Worthington goes to work

Worthington (in town)right here

34%2,129

Brewster8.3 mi away

30%1,865

Mountain Lake38.6 mi away

2%101

Chandler27.2 mi away

2%99

Sioux Falls, SD57 mi away

1%81

Windom29.3 mi away

1%78

Luverne32.2 mi away

1%78

Marshall57.5 mi away

1%68

Wells93.6 mi away

1%62

Jackson30.6 mi away

1%62

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%1,614

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

How far

How far Worthington commutes

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

66%

11%

19%

66%Under 10 mi

4%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Worthington is balanced between jobs and homes

0.86jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Worthington are

5,336 jobs are based in Worthington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Worthington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Worthington

5,336 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Worthington residents hold

6,237 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)53%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)34%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month61%

−29%

Jobs based in Worthington, 2013 → 2023: 7,512 → 5,336. 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.