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Work & commute in Middle River, MN

Most working residents leave Middle River for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Thief River Falls (43%), Warren (3%) and Warroad (3%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
3 of 152 working residents
Typical commute
23 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
25 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
4%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 149 Middle River residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Middle River.

149live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
58work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Middle River goes to work

Middle RiverGryglaHoltWarrenGreenbushKelliherRoseauWarroadThief River FallsFargoDeerValleyWhitefordVikingCedarSpruce ValleyExcelRollisThief River FallsWarrenWarroadDeerRoseauSpruce ValleyGryglaGreenbushFargoMiddle River
1
Thief River Falls22.4 mi away
43%66
2
Warren32.5 mi away
3%5
3
Warroad50.6 mi away
3%5
4
Deer10.8 mi away
3%5
5
Roseau33.7 mi away
3%4
6
Spruce Valley2.3 mi away
3%4
7
Middle River (in town)right here
2%3
8
Grygla26.4 mi away
2%3
9
Greenbush18.4 mi away
2%3
10
Fargo, ND112.8 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%51

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

How far

How far Middle River commutes

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

7%Under 10 mi
56%10–24 mi
18%25–50 mi
20%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Middle River is a commuter town

0.40jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Middle River are

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

Jobs based in Middle River

61 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)8%
Trade, transport & utilities38%
Services (health, schools, offices…)54%
$1,250 a month or less51%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month18%

Jobs Middle River residents hold

152 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)24%
Trade, transport & utilities29%
Services (health, schools, offices…)47%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%
Over $3,333 a month57%
−27%

Jobs based in Middle River, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 61. 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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