Work & commute · International Falls

Work & commute in International Falls, MN

65% of International Falls’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Littlefork (2%), Bemidji (2%) and Duluth (2%). Half commute less than 2 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

65%

1,572 of 2,430 working residents

Typical commute

2 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

9 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 858 International Falls residents head out of town to work, 1,572 work right here, and 1,458 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in International Falls.

858live here, work elsewhere

1,572live and work here

1,458work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where International Falls goes to work

International Falls (in town)right here

65%1,572

Littlefork14.8 mi away

2%54

Bemidji102 mi away

2%50

Duluth138.5 mi away

2%40

Ranier2.6 mi away

2%37

Minneapolis250.4 mi away

2%37

Hibbing85 mi away

1%30

Grand Rapids93.3 mi away

1%25

Virginia83.9 mi away

1%23

St. Paul251.7 mi away

1%19

Everywhere elseother towns and states

22%543

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

How far

How far International Falls commutes

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

70%

26%

70%Under 10 mi

3%10–24 mi

1%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

International Falls is balanced between jobs and homes

1.25jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.25 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in International Falls are

3,030 jobs are based in International Falls. Here is what they are, next to the jobs International Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in International Falls

3,030 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs International Falls residents hold

2,430 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month51%

−23%

Jobs based in International Falls, 2013 → 2023: 3,921 → 3,030. 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.