Work & commute · Jay

Work & commute in Jay, MN

Most working residents leave Jay for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Fairmont (27%), Jackson (9%) and Sherburn (8%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 89 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

28%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 87 Jay residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jay.

87live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

33work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Jay goes to work

Fairmont17 mi away

27%24

Jackson9.2 mi away

9%8

Sherburn4.4 mi away

8%7

Wells54.1 mi away

4%4

Windom23.3 mi away

3%3

Mankato55.9 mi away

3%3

Estherville, IA15.6 mi away

2%2

Truman23.1 mi away

2%2

Madelia35 mi away

2%2

Blue Earth35.2 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%32

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

How far

How far Jay commutes

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

13%

49%

10%

28%

13%Under 10 mi

49%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Jay is a commuter town

0.39jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Jay are

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

Jobs based in Jay

35 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)94%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)6%

$1,250 a month or less49%

$1,251–$3,333 a month43%

Over $3,333 a month9%

Jobs Jay residents hold

89 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities30%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month47%

+1650%

Jobs based in Jay, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 35. 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.