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Work & commute · Leaf Valley

Work & commute in Leaf Valley, MN

Most working residents leave Leaf Valley for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Alexandria (36%), Parkers Prairie (3%) and Long Prairie (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 181 working residents
Typical commute
15 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
24 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
16%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 181 Leaf Valley residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Leaf Valley.

181live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
33work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Leaf Valley goes to work

CyrusKensingtonCarlosMiltonaClarissaParkers PrairieLong PrairieSauk RapidsAlexandriaIdaLa GrandLeaf ValleyAlexandriaLundEffingtonMillervilleMiltonaBrandonCarlosAlexandriaParkers PrairieLong PrairieSauk RapidsMiltonaCarlosLa GrandCarlosKensingtonMiltonaLeaf Valley
1
Alexandria13.5 mi away
36%66
2
Parkers Prairie8.1 mi away
3%6
3
Long Prairie28.7 mi away
3%5
4
Sauk Rapids70.2 mi away
3%5
5
Miltona4.8 mi away
3%5
6
Carlos9.8 mi away
2%4
7
La Grand12.1 mi away
2%4
8
Carlos8.1 mi away
2%4
9
Kensington23.4 mi away
2%3
10
Miltona7.4 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%76

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

How far

How far Leaf Valley commutes

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

16%Under 10 mi
55%10–24 mi
8%25–50 mi
21%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Leaf Valley 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 Leaf Valley are

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

Jobs based in Leaf Valley

33 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)6%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)94%
$1,250 a month or less36%
$1,251–$3,333 a month55%
Over $3,333 a month9%

Jobs Leaf Valley residents hold

181 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)28%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)49%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month61%
+6%

Jobs based in Leaf Valley, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 33. 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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