Most working residents leave Callaway for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Detroit Lakes (30%), Mahnomen (10%) and Callaway (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Callaway0%

Detroit Lakes30%

Mahnomen10%

Callaway6%

Fargo4%

17 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Callaway

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Housing

A typical Callaway home is worth about $265K

The typical Callaway home is worth about $265,000, up 8.3% in a year, 24% below the Minnesota typical home.

$265KZillow home value

Typical home value

Callaway$265K

Minnesota$351K

+8.3%

value change, 1 year

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Callaway has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to -2°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–20°

Spring30–51°

Summer55–77°

Fall34–52°

Oct 3

typical first frost

May 5

typical last frost

+1.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Outdoors

15% of Callaway is conserved land

2.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

15%conserved

15%

conserved · 3,362 of 22,475 acres

2.0 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Ogema Springs Wildlife Management Area	—	506
2. Callaway Wildlife Management Area	—	311

Health

How healthy Callaway is

Callaway beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.

32 measures vs. Minnesota

1 better12 too close to call19 worse

What stands out	Callaway	MN
More adults treating high blood pressure	79.7%	76.1%
More adults facing food insecurity	20.6%	11.4%

Mahnomen Health Center

19.6 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 46% of U.S. communities.

46risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Callaway for work

Where Callaway’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

5jobs based in Callaway

0%of working residents work in town

17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

2025 · City Hall · Wikimedia Commons

Callaway’s story

Callaway in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Callaway

City in Minnesota, United States

Callaway is a city in Becker County, Minnesota, USA, approximately 11 miles from the county seat, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The population was 178 at the 2020 census. Callaway is often associated with a nearby town, Richwood, Minnesota.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population: 178
Area: 0.6 sq mi
Elevation: 1,385 ft
ZIP code: 56521
Area code: 218

CallawayMN

What makes Callaway stand out

250 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

Most working residents commute out of Callaway