Work & commute · Federal Dam

Work & commute in Federal Dam, MN

Most working residents leave Federal Dam for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Remer (12%), Walker (7%) and Grand Rapids (7%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 43 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

35 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 42 Federal Dam residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Federal Dam.

42live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Federal Dam goes to work

Remer18.9 mi away

12%5

Walker20.4 mi away

7%3

Grand Rapids31.9 mi away

7%3

Crooked Lake30.5 mi away

7%3

Boy River6.5 mi away

5%2

Duluth103 mi away

5%2

Slater14.5 mi away

5%2

Bena7 mi away

2%1

Callaway82.2 mi away

2%1

Longville17.5 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%20

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

How far

How far Federal Dam commutes

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

12%

40%

28%

21%

12%Under 10 mi

40%10–24 mi

28%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Federal Dam is a commuter town

0.07jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Federal Dam are

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

Jobs based in Federal Dam

3 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities33%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Federal Dam residents hold

43 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month47%

+50%

Jobs based in Federal Dam, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 3. 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.