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Work & commute · Leaf River

Work & commute in Leaf River, MN

Most working residents leave Leaf River for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Wadena (25%), Staples (11%) and New York Mills (7%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
3 of 200 working residents
Typical commute
19 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
27 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
3%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 197 Leaf River residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Leaf River.

197live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
42work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Leaf River goes to work

PlatoVerndaleBerthaMotleyNew York MillsSebekaHenningPerhamMenahgaStaplesWadenaBrainerdAlexandriaMinneapolisBlufftonStaplesVillardWing RiverRockwoodLeaf RiverAldrichWadenaWadenaStaplesNew York MillsMotleyMinneapolisPerhamMenahgaBrainerdSebekaAlexandriaLeaf River
1
Wadena4 mi away
25%49
2
Staples15.9 mi away
11%21
3
New York Mills13.4 mi away
7%13
4
Motley24.3 mi away
4%8
5
Minneapolis137.9 mi away
4%7
6
Perham24.1 mi away
3%6
7
Menahga17.6 mi away
3%6
8
Brainerd43.8 mi away
3%6
9
Sebeka8.9 mi away
2%4
10
Alexandria45.1 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%76

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

How far

How far Leaf River commutes

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

32%Under 10 mi
28%10–24 mi
19%25–50 mi
22%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Leaf River is a commuter town

0.23jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Leaf River are

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

Jobs based in Leaf River

45 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)40%
Trade, transport & utilities9%
Services (health, schools, offices…)51%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month58%
Over $3,333 a month24%

Jobs Leaf River residents hold

200 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)28%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)54%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%
Over $3,333 a month56%
+10%

Jobs based in Leaf River, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 45. 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.

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