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Work & commute · Balsam

Work & commute in Balsam, MN

Most working residents leave Balsam for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Aitkin (25%), McGregor (13%) and Pequot Lakes (13%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 8 working residents
Typical commute
31 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
40%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 8 Balsam residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Balsam.

8live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Balsam goes to work

McGregorAitkinPequot LakesGrand RapidsCoon RapidsPrairie LakeTrout LakeWagnerTurnerBesemanSpencerAitkinBalsamShamrockHaugenAitkinMcGregorPequot LakesGrand RapidsCoon RapidsSpencerShamrockBalsam
1
Aitkin34.8 mi away
25%2
2
McGregor16.9 mi away
13%1
3
Pequot Lakes58.4 mi away
13%1
4
Grand Rapids35.7 mi away
13%1
5
Coon Rapids113.6 mi away
13%1
6
Spencer30.9 mi away
13%1
7
Shamrock10 mi away
13%1

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

How far

How far Balsam commutes

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

13%Under 10 mi
13%10–24 mi
50%25–50 mi
25%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Balsam is a commuter town

0.38jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Balsam are

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

Jobs based in Balsam

3 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)100%
$1,250 a month or less33%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%
Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Balsam residents hold

8 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)13%
Trade, transport & utilities25%
Services (health, schools, offices…)63%
$1,250 a month or less25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month50%
+0%

Jobs based in Balsam, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 3. 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.

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