Earning a living in Hatfield
Only 5% work in Hatfield; the top destination outside it is Edgerton (35%, 6 miles). Working from home is the commute for 21% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. There are 28 jobs in Hatfield for 20 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Hatfield on a workday
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 63 people are in Hatfield on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 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 Hatfield goes to work
Where Hatfield clocks in
35% of workers
15% 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 kinds of work in Hatfield
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hatfield, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 28. 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 Hatfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Hatfield
of Hatfield workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 21% 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 Hatfield commutes
About 15% 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.
How Hatfield compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hatfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatfield | – | — | — | — | $88,333 |
| Gray Township | under 5% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Burke Township | under 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gray Township and Burke Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hatfield’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Hatfield workers work outside Minnesota. The job records count 20% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Hatfield: questions
What is the median household income in Hatfield?
$88,333 (±$12,137) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hatfield?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hatfield work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Edgerton (35%, 6 mi), Marshall (15%, 40 mi), Sioux Falls (10%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hatfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hatfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hatfield
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.