Work & commute · Aldrich

Work & commute in Aldrich, MN

Most working residents leave Aldrich for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Staples (15%), Wadena (15%) and Brainerd (7%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 213 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 213 Aldrich residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Aldrich.

213live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

72work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Aldrich goes to work

Staples7.7 mi away

15%32

Wadena8 mi away

15%31

Brainerd36.8 mi away

7%14

New York Mills20.7 mi away

6%12

Perham31.8 mi away

5%11

Sebeka16 mi away

5%10

Verndale2.5 mi away

4%8

Baxter33.3 mi away

3%7

Menahga24.4 mi away

2%5

Pillager24 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%80

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Aldrich commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

25%

28%

26%

21%

25%Under 10 mi

28%10–24 mi

26%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Aldrich is a commuter town

0.34jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.34 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Aldrich are

72 jobs are based in Aldrich. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Aldrich’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Aldrich

72 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities53%

Services (health, schools, offices…)39%

$1,250 a month or less28%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month40%

Jobs Aldrich residents hold

213 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+85%

Jobs based in Aldrich, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 72. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.