Work & commute · Effie

Work & commute in Effie, MN

Most working residents leave Effie for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Bigfork (27%), Bigfork (12%) and Grand Rapids (6%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 49 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

11 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

16%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 47 Effie residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Effie.

47live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

60work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Effie goes to work

Bigfork6.5 mi away

27%13

Bigfork5.4 mi away

12%6

Grand Rapids41.9 mi away

6%3

Effie (in town)right here

4%2

Park Rapids92.2 mi away

4%2

Grand Marais152.9 mi away

2%1

Wilton67.5 mi away

2%1

Little Canada196.5 mi away

2%1

Rush City152.2 mi away

2%1

International Falls52.6 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%18

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

How far

How far Effie commutes

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

45%

10%

39%

45%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

39%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Effie is balanced between jobs and homes

1.27jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Effie are

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

Jobs based in Effie

62 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month40%

Jobs Effie residents hold

49 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month51%

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.