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Work & commute in Donnelly · A commuter town

100% of Donnelly’s working residents leave town for work

Most working residents leave Donnelly for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Warren (20%), East Grand Forks (20%) and Grand Forks (20%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Work in town
0%
0 of 5 working residents
Typical commute
20 mi
half travel less, straight-line
Work from home
0%
Less than MN (18%)
Jobs based here
1
A commuter town
Work out of state
80%
mostly North Dakota

What kind of work town is Donnelly?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The commute map

20% of working residents work in Warren

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

Warren: 1 residents work here (20%)East Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (20%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (20%)SveaEagle PointParkerSinnott: 1 residents work here (20%)Marsh GroveVega: 1 residents work here (20%)DonnellyTamaracWarrenEast Grand ForksGrand ForksSinnottVegaDonnelly
1
Warren23.2 mi away
20%1
2
East Grand Forks39.5 mi away
20%1
3
Grand Forks, ND40.4 mi away
20%1
4
Sinnott6 mi away
20%1
5
Vega18.8 mi away
20%1
The top trips

Where Donnelly clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

Next door

20% of Donnelly works in a bordering town

The biggest share goes to Sinnott (20%). Darker towns draw more of Donnelly’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

Day and night

Donnelly quiets down on a workday

On a workday 5 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

5live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night9
Workday5
9live here− 5head out to work+ 1come in to work= 5on a workday

About 5 people are in Donnelly on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

Half of Donnelly commutes less than 20 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi50 miWarren: 20% · 23.2 miEast Grand Forks: 20% · 39.5 miGrand Forks: 20% · 40.4 miSinnott: 20% · 6 miVega: 20% · 18.8 miWarren 20%East Grand Forks 20%Grand Forks 20%Sinnott 20%Vega 20%Donnelly
DonnellyTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi1 residents
40%10–24 mi2 residents
40%25–50 mi2 residents
0%Over 50 mi0 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

The jobs

Donnelly makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods

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

Jobs based in DonnellyJobs Donnelly residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%0%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices0%80%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%20%
Over $3,333 a month100%60%

Who does it

29 or younger100%40%
30 to 540%40%
55 and older0%20%
−92%

Jobs based in Donnelly, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 1. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

Time on the road

Working from home in Donnelly

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

Working from home
0%

of Donnelly workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Every worker, home to work. The 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 says. A 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 surveys. Flows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: the Census American Community Survey.
  • Straight lines. Distances are as the crow flies between home and work. Roads, rivers and traffic make the real trip longer.
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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.

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