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Work & commute · Ann Lake

Work & commute in Ann Lake, MN

Most working residents leave Ann Lake for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Mora (17%), Cambridge (6%) and Princeton (3%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
4 of 174 working residents
Typical commute
28 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
51 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
15%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 170 Ann Lake residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 144 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ann Lake.

170live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
144work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Ann Lake goes to work

OgilvieOnamiaBrahamMilacaPrincetonMoraCambridgeSt. CloudMinneapolisArthurSouth ForkAnn LakeLewisHillmanKanabecKnife LakeMudgettComfortMoraCambridgePrincetonSt. CloudMinneapolisOgilvieOnamiaMilacaHillmanAnn Lake
1
Mora9.5 mi away
17%29
2
Cambridge29.3 mi away
6%11
3
Princeton27.5 mi away
3%6
4
St. Cloud45.5 mi away
3%5
5
Minneapolis69.1 mi away
3%5
6
Ogilvie8.8 mi away
2%4
7
Onamia13 mi away
2%4
8
Milaca16.6 mi away
2%4
9
Ann Lake (in town)right here
2%4
10
Hillman7.2 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
56%98

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

How far

How far Ann Lake commutes

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

23%Under 10 mi
17%10–24 mi
30%25–50 mi
30%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Ann Lake is balanced between jobs and homes

0.85jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Ann Lake are

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

Jobs based in Ann Lake

148 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)2%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)98%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month41%
Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Ann Lake residents hold

174 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)24%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%
Over $3,333 a month58%
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.

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