Photo: afiler from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Hoffman commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 102 jobs in Hoffman, and 299 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Hoffman; the top destination outside it is Alexandria (15%, 20 miles). Home is the office for 11% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Hoffman for work, and who comes in
On a workday 289 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Hoffman on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
The towns that employ Hoffman’s residents
Where Hoffman clocks in
15% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
In Hoffman, 33% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hoffman, 2013 → 2023: 147 → 102. 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 Hoffman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Hoffman
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hoffman workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 325 commuters (the 11% 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 Hoffman works
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.
Around Hoffman: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hoffman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffman | – | — | — | 23 min | $51,500 |
| Land Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Land Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hoffman’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 Hoffman: questions
What is the median household income in Hoffman?
$51,500 (±$15,654) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hoffman?
17.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hoffman?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hoffman work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (15%, 20 mi), Morris (11%, 18 mi), Barrett (10%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hoffman without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hoffman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hoffman
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.