Work & commute · Eastern

Work & commute in Eastern, MN

Most working residents leave Eastern for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Alexandria (24%), Wadena (7%) and Parkers Prairie (6%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 105 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 105 Eastern residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Eastern.

105live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

6work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Eastern goes to work

Alexandria20.9 mi away

24%25

Wadena20.4 mi away

7%7

Parkers Prairie5 mi away

6%6

La Grand21.5 mi away

5%5

Fargo, ND90.5 mi away

4%4

Staples24.5 mi away

3%3

Fergus Falls41.6 mi away

3%3

Clitherall21 mi away

2%2

Brandon22.2 mi away

2%2

Carlos13.3 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%46

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

How far

How far Eastern commutes

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

10%

54%

10%

25%

10%Under 10 mi

54%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Eastern is a commuter town

0.06jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Eastern are

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

Jobs based in Eastern

6 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)67%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)33%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Eastern residents hold

105 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month51%

−67%

Jobs based in Eastern, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 6. 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.