Daniel F. Akin House · Photo: Original uploader was Appraiser at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Farmington’s household incomes are higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Farmington are A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Below the poverty line: 5.1% of residents, next to 9.3% for Minnesota as a whole. About one in ten work in Farmington; the top destination outside it is Minneapolis (10%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Farmington
Where Farmington’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Farmington is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #63 of 273 in Minnesota. Household income is its strongest input ($123,673, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Farmington could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Getting to work from Farmington takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Farmington workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,504 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Farmington by day and by night
On a workday 11,298 residents head out to work, 1,163 work right here, and 3,898 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18,000 people are in Farmington on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.41 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Farmington to work: where people go
Where Farmington clocks in
10% of workers
8% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
67% of the jobs in Farmington pay over $3,333 a month
5,061 jobs are based in Farmington.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Farmington, 2014 → 2024: 4,384 → 5,061. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Farmington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Farmington
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most trips from Farmington start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Farmington is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns, #204 of 273 in Minnesota. Both inputs place Farmington near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,197 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Farmington households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Farmington’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Farmington is 236th among 1,516 U.S. towns of 18,000 to 34,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Prior Lake MN | 28,140 | $134K | 3.1% | 1.5% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Otsego MN | 24,525 | $120K | 3.5% | 1.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Andover MN | 33,874 | $138K | 3.3% | 2.8% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 234 | Silver Firs WA | 22,306 | $163K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 2% | A |
| 235 | Birmingham MI | 21,923 | $154K | 5.1% | 4.4% | 9% | A |
| 236 | Farmington MN | 25,425 | $124K | 5.1% | 3.4% | 9% | A |
| 237 | Avon CT | 19,096 | $154K | 4.8% | 3.8% | 10% | A |
| 238 | Westford MA | 24,853 | $187K | 3.2% | 4.8% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,516 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 35% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Farmington, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Farmington and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Lakeville (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Farmington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington | – | A | C+ | 28 min | $123,673 |
| Empire | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 30 min | $147,700 |
| Castle Rock Township | under 3% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $132,917 |
| Lakeville | 8% | A+ | B | 24 min | $139,041 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Farmington’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Farmington: questions
What is the median household income in Farmington?
$123,673 (±$7,209) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Farmington?
5.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Farmington?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Farmington work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (10%, 22 mi), Lakeville (8%, 4 mi), Eagan (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Farmington walkable?
Farmington is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Farmington without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Farmington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Farmington
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.