Work & commute · Laporte

Work & commute in Laporte, MN

Most working residents leave Laporte for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Bemidji (19%), Walker (11%) and Park Rapids (10%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 62 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 60 Laporte residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Laporte.

60live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

136work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Laporte goes to work

Bemidji19.7 mi away

19%12

Walker11.7 mi away

11%7

Park Rapids25 mi away

10%6

Shingobee12.2 mi away

10%6

Nevis17.7 mi away

6%4

Cass Lake13.6 mi away

5%3

Laporte (in town)right here

3%2

Fargo, ND100.5 mi away

3%2

Leech Lake7.9 mi away

3%2

Goodridge80.6 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%17

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

How far

How far Laporte commutes

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

10%

65%

11%

15%

10%Under 10 mi

65%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Laporte is a job hub

2.23jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Laporte are

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

Jobs based in Laporte

138 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)82%

$1,250 a month or less28%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month31%

Jobs Laporte residents hold

62 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month45%

+33%

Jobs based in Laporte, 2013 → 2023: 104 → 138. 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.