Work & commute · Nelson Park

Work & commute in Nelson Park, MN

Most working residents leave Nelson Park for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Thief River Falls (25%), Grand Forks (10%) and Newfolden (8%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 61 working residents

Typical commute

33 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

15%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 61 Nelson Park residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Nelson Park.

61live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

1work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Nelson Park goes to work

Thief River Falls32.9 mi away

25%15

Grand Forks, ND45.4 mi away

10%6

Newfolden15.8 mi away

8%5

Warren22 mi away

8%5

Badger33.1 mi away

3%2

McIntosh67.8 mi away

2%1

Kimball245.1 mi away

2%1

Glyndon112.1 mi away

2%1

Lancaster26.8 mi away

2%1

Hawley112.4 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%23

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

How far

How far Nelson Park commutes

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

21%

56%

23%

0%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

56%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Nelson Park is a commuter town

0.02jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Nelson Park are

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

Jobs based in Nelson Park

1 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month100%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Nelson Park residents hold

61 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month70%

−50%

Jobs based in Nelson Park, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 1. 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.