Work & commute · Leslie

Work & commute in Leslie, MN

Most working residents leave Leslie for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Alexandria (21%), Sauk Centre (15%) and Long Prairie (7%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 247 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

37 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 247 Leslie residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Leslie.

247live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

15work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Leslie goes to work

Alexandria16 mi away

21%51

Sauk Centre17.6 mi away

15%38

Long Prairie10.3 mi away

7%18

Osakis8.5 mi away

6%14

St. Cloud53.5 mi away

4%10

Melrose24.2 mi away

4%9

Little Sauk8.7 mi away

2%4

Grey Eagle18.9 mi away

1%3

Albany34.5 mi away

1%3

Glenwood26.2 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%94

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

How far

How far Leslie commutes

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

11%

55%

11%

23%

11%Under 10 mi

55%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Leslie is a commuter town

0.06jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Leslie are

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

Jobs based in Leslie

15 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)87%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month60%

Over $3,333 a month7%

Jobs Leslie residents hold

247 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month62%

−21%

Jobs based in Leslie, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 15. 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.