Photo: Skvader · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Halstad
About one in seven stay in Halstad for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (14%, 34 miles). 5% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%. The average commute takes 35 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Halstad apart
Many Halstad workers cross into North Dakota
44% of Halstad workers work outside Minnesota, most of them in North Dakota, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Halstad’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Halstad is Fargo, ND, 34 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (34) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Halstad workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 237 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Halstad commutes to
Where Halstad clocks in
14% of workers
9% 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.
The distance from Halstad to work
About 16% 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.
About 35 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Halstad workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 185 commuters (the 5% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Halstad
On a workday 200 residents head out to work, 37 work right here, and 171 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.88 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.
The 208 jobs based in Halstad
208 jobs are based in Halstad.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Halstad, 2013 → 2023: 287 → 208. 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 Halstad’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Halstad: questions
What is the median household income in Halstad?
$66,250 (±$13,520) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Halstad?
4.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Halstad?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Halstad work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (14%, 34 mi), Ada (9%, 15 mi), Grand Forks (7%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Halstad without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Halstad, from the people who make the trip.
More of Halstad
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.