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Work & commute · Elk Lake

Work & commute in Elk Lake, MN

Most working residents leave Elk Lake for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Alexandria (15%), Morris (12%) and Barrett (11%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 98 working residents
Typical commute
21 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
25 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
13%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 98 Elk Lake residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Elk Lake.

98live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
80work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Elk Lake goes to work

AshbyEvansvilleHermanElbow LakeStarbuckWheatonHoffmanBarrettMorrisFergus FallsAlexandriaDarnenLa GrandLoganPomme de TerreUrnessLienElk LakeErdahlLandAlexandriaMorrisBarrettElbow LakeFergus FallsDarnenLa GrandLoganEvansvilleHoffmanElk Lake
1
Alexandria20.9 mi away
15%15
2
Morris21.3 mi away
12%12
3
Barrett4.8 mi away
11%11
4
Elbow Lake10.7 mi away
7%7
5
Fergus Falls30.3 mi away
6%6
6
Darnen25.1 mi away
3%3
7
La Grand17.1 mi away
3%3
8
Logan19.9 mi away
3%3
9
Evansville10.1 mi away
2%2
10
Hoffman3.8 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%34

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

How far

How far Elk Lake commutes

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

15%Under 10 mi
50%10–24 mi
16%25–50 mi
18%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Elk Lake is balanced between jobs and homes

0.82jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Elk Lake are

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

Jobs based in Elk Lake

80 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)21%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)63%
$1,250 a month or less31%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%
Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Elk Lake residents hold

98 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)22%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)59%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month62%
+186%

Jobs based in Elk Lake, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 80. 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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