Sedan has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
4% of workers work from home (Minnesota 18%). Employers in Sedan report 4 jobs, and 13 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Sedan; the top destination outside it is Alexandria (31%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Sedan for work, and who comes in
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37 people are in Sedan on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 Sedan to work: where people go
Where Sedan clocks in
31% of workers
15% 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.
Sedan is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sedan, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 4. 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 Sedan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Sedan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sedan workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 commuters (the 4% 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 far it is to work from Sedan
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 Sedan compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sedan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedan | – | — | — | 27 min | $61,042 |
| Bangor Township | under 8% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Chippewa Falls Township | under 8% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bangor Township and Chippewa Falls Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sedan’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 Sedan: questions
What is the median household income in Sedan?
$61,042 (±$10,685) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sedan?
25.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sedan?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sedan work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (31%, 22 mi), Glenwood (15%, 9 mi), Willmar (15%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sedan without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sedan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sedan
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.