Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Herman has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Herman has 49 jobs, against 169 working residents. Only 2% work in Herman; the top destination outside it is Morris (15%, 19 miles). Working from home is the commute for 24% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Herman quiets down on a workday
On a workday 165 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Herman on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
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 people from Herman work
Where Herman clocks in
15% of workers
15% 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 kinds of work in Herman
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Herman, 2013 → 2023: 161 → 49. 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 Herman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Herman spends getting to work: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Herman workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 158 commuters (the 24% 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.
Herman’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
Herman and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Herman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman | – | — | — | 17 min | $82,917 |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Herman’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 Herman: questions
What is the median household income in Herman?
$82,917 (±$25,007) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Herman?
12.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Herman?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Herman work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morris (15%, 19 mi), Alexandria (15%, 37 mi), Elbow Lake (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Herman 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 Herman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Herman
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.