Work & commute · Myrtle

Work & commute in Myrtle, MN

Most working residents leave Myrtle for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Albert Lea (25%), Austin (19%) and Glenville (6%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 16 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 15 Myrtle residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Myrtle.

15live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

1work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Myrtle goes to work

Albert Lea11.9 mi away

25%4

Austin11.9 mi away

19%3

Myrtle (in town)right here

6%1

Glenville6 mi away

6%1

Stewartville39.4 mi away

6%1

New Prague70.9 mi away

6%1

Belle Plaine78.9 mi away

6%1

Owatonna36.7 mi away

6%1

Cottage Grove87.2 mi away

6%1

London3.3 mi away

6%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

6%1

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

How far

How far Myrtle commutes

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

19%

44%

13%

25%

19%Under 10 mi

44%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Myrtle is a commuter town

0.13jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Myrtle are

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

Jobs based in Myrtle

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less50%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Myrtle residents hold

16 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month56%

−33%

Jobs based in Myrtle, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 2. 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.