Work & commute · Arago

Work & commute in Arago, MN

Most working residents leave Arago for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Park Rapids (30%), Bemidji (12%) and Detroit Lakes (4%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 223 working residents

Typical commute

29 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

35 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

23%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 220 Arago residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Arago.

220live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

65work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Arago goes to work

Park Rapids7.2 mi away

30%66

Bemidji34.2 mi away

12%27

Detroit Lakes37.9 mi away

4%9

Fargo, ND82.1 mi away

4%8

Bagley37.9 mi away

2%5

Lake Emma7 mi away

2%5

Walker24.8 mi away

2%4

Henrietta8.9 mi away

2%4

Nevis12.7 mi away

1%3

New York Mills36.6 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%89

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

How far

How far Arago commutes

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

34%

12%

30%

24%

34%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

30%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Arago is a commuter town

0.30jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Arago are

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

Jobs based in Arago

68 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)34%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Arago residents hold

223 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−22%

Jobs based in Arago, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 68. 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.