Hitterdal has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 37 jobs are based in Hitterdal; 71 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Hitterdal itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (37%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Hitterdal, and who commutes in
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Hitterdal on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
Out of Hitterdal to work: where people go
Where Hitterdal clocks in
37% of workers
7% 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.
What Hitterdal’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hitterdal, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 37. 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 Hitterdal’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Hitterdal
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hitterdal workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 117 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.
Where in the region Hitterdal works
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.
Hitterdal and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hitterdal workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitterdal | – | — | — | 33 min | $48,750 |
| Goose Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Highland Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Goose Prairie Township and Highland Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hitterdal’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 Hitterdal: questions
What is the median household income in Hitterdal?
$48,750 (±$11,180) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hitterdal?
14.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hitterdal?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hitterdal work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (37%, 28 mi), Hawley (7%, 8 mi), Detroit Lakes (7%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hitterdal without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hitterdal, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hitterdal
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.