Photo: Jacob Norlund from Duluth, MN, USA · CC BY 2.0Hallock at work: jobs, income and the commute
There are 460 jobs in Hallock, against 335 working residents. About two in five work in Hallock; the top destination outside it is Lancaster (4%, 9 miles). The average commute takes 13 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Hallock: the gist
Commutes from Hallock are quick
The average trip to work takes 13 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Many jobs in Hallock pay little
27% of the jobs based in Hallock pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 335 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 13 minutes each way for Hallock’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hallock workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 318 commuters (the 14% 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.
How many miles Hallock commutes
About 32% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Jobs in Hallock: what the 460 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hallock, 2013 → 2023: 611 → 460. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hallock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Hallock: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 205 residents head out to work, 130 work right here, and 330 people come in from elsewhere.
About 990 people are in Hallock on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.37 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Hallock goes to work
Where Hallock clocks in
4% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Around Hallock: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hallock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallock | – | — | — | 13 min | $68,854 |
| Hallock Township | under 2% | — | — | 7 min | — |
| Thompson Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hallock Township and Thompson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hallock’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 2023, 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 Hallock: questions
What is the median household income in Hallock?
$68,854 (±$15,151) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hallock?
12.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hallock?
13 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hallock work?
39% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (4%, 9 mi), Pembina (4%, 20 mi), Crookston (4%, 70 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hallock without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hallock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hallock
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.