Work & commute · Lake George

Work & commute in Lake George, MN

Most working residents leave Lake George for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Park Rapids (29%), Bemidji (17%) and Detroit Lakes (3%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 147 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

22%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 147 Lake George residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lake George.

147live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

27work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lake George goes to work

Park Rapids20.1 mi away

29%43

Bemidji20.2 mi away

17%25

Detroit Lakes49.5 mi away

3%5

Fargo, ND90.7 mi away

3%5

Straight River25.6 mi away

3%4

Laporte9.9 mi away

2%3

Cass Lake21.3 mi away

2%3

Lake Emma11.7 mi away

2%3

Todd19 mi away

2%3

Thief River Falls84.5 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%51

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

How far

How far Lake George commutes

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

64%

27%

3%Under 10 mi

64%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lake George is a commuter town

0.18jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lake George are

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

Jobs based in Lake George

27 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities48%

Services (health, schools, offices…)37%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month41%

Jobs Lake George residents hold

147 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+200%

Jobs based in Lake George, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 27. 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.