Work & commute · Lorain

Work & commute in Lorain, MN

Most working residents leave Lorain for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Worthington (36%), Brewster (14%) and Fulda (3%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 133 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

12 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 133 Lorain residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lorain.

133live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

11work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lorain goes to work

Worthington4.8 mi away

36%48

Brewster5.1 mi away

14%19

Fulda17.2 mi away

3%4

Adrian21.5 mi away

2%3

Mankato84.8 mi away

2%3

Sibley, IA19.8 mi away

2%2

Estherville, IA37.1 mi away

2%2

Chandler30.5 mi away

2%2

Windom25.6 mi away

2%2

Marshall58.4 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%46

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

How far

How far Lorain commutes

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

53%

12%

22%

53%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lorain is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lorain are

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

Jobs based in Lorain

11 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)73%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)27%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month45%

Over $3,333 a month36%

Jobs Lorain residents hold

133 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−42%

Jobs based in Lorain, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 11. 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.