Work & commute · Isle

Work & commute in Isle, MN

About one in 5 of Isle’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Kathio (15%), Onamia (4%) and East Side (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

20%

51 of 254 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 203 Isle residents head out of town to work, 51 work right here, and 336 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Isle.

203live here, work elsewhere

51live and work here

336work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Isle goes to work

Isle (in town)right here

20%51

Kathio13.3 mi away

15%39

Onamia11.2 mi away

4%11

East Side5.1 mi away

4%11

Milaca27.8 mi away

2%4

Mora19.6 mi away

2%4

St. Cloud54.5 mi away

2%4

South Harbor6.9 mi away

2%4

Hillman8.9 mi away

2%4

Becker55.9 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%119

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

How far

How far Isle commutes

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

30%

24%

10%

36%

30%Under 10 mi

24%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

36%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Isle is a job hub

1.52jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Isle are

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

Jobs based in Isle

387 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities32%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month37%

Jobs Isle residents hold

254 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+16%

Jobs based in Isle, 2013 → 2023: 335 → 387. 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.