Work & commute · Lindstrom

Work & commute in Lindstrom, MN

Most working residents leave Lindstrom for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Minneapolis (8%), Chisago City (7%) and St. Paul (6%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

151 of 2,469 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,318 Lindstrom residents head out of town to work, 151 work right here, and 952 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lindstrom.

2,318live here, work elsewhere

151live and work here

952work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lindstrom goes to work

Minneapolis35.7 mi away

8%204

Chisago City3.3 mi away

7%171

Lindstrom (in town)right here

6%151

St. Paul32.8 mi away

6%146

Forest Lake11.1 mi away

5%127

Edina42.4 mi away

4%87

Wyoming6.6 mi away

3%67

Plymouth39.1 mi away

3%62

Bloomington44.8 mi away

2%52

North Branch9.8 mi away

2%50

Everywhere elseother towns and states

55%1,352

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

How far

How far Lindstrom commutes

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

23%

20%

48%

23%Under 10 mi

20%10–24 mi

48%25–50 mi

8%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lindstrom is a commuter town

0.45jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lindstrom are

1,103 jobs are based in Lindstrom. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lindstrom’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Lindstrom

1,103 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Lindstrom residents hold

2,469 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month65%

+6%

Jobs based in Lindstrom, 2013 → 2023: 1,043 → 1,103. 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.