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Work & commute · Lincoln

Work & commute in Lincoln, MN

Most working residents leave Lincoln for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Mankato (32%), North Mankato (10%) and New Ulm (8%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 101 working residents
Typical commute
19 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
31 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 101 Lincoln residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lincoln.

101live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
50work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Lincoln goes to work

Silver LakeVernon CenterAdamsMapletonMadeliaLake CrystalEagle LakeSt. PeterNorth MankatoHutchinsonNew UlmOwatonnaMankatoButternut ValleyLincolnGarden CityCerescoMadeliaJudsonSouth BendLanesburghMankatoNorth MankatoNew UlmLake CrystalJudsonMadeliaSt. PeterEagle LakeHutchinsonOwatonnaLincoln
1
Mankato18.1 mi away
32%32
2
North Mankato15.6 mi away
10%10
3
New Ulm19.5 mi away
8%8
4
Lake Crystal5.4 mi away
4%4
5
Judson8.6 mi away
4%4
6
Madelia5.8 mi away
3%3
7
St. Peter25.1 mi away
3%3
8
Eagle Lake22.2 mi away
2%2
9
Hutchinson57.4 mi away
2%2
10
Owatonna53.1 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
31%31

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

How far

How far Lincoln commutes

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

14%Under 10 mi
60%10–24 mi
3%25–50 mi
23%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Lincoln is a commuter town

0.50jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lincoln are

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

Jobs based in Lincoln

50 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)100%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less2%
$1,251–$3,333 a month12%
Over $3,333 a month86%

Jobs Lincoln residents hold

101 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)29%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)53%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month19%
Over $3,333 a month65%
−17%

Jobs based in Lincoln, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 50. 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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