Work & commute · Nerstrand

Work & commute in Nerstrand, MN

Most working residents leave Nerstrand for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Faribault (28%), Northfield (14%) and Owatonna (8%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 132 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 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 132 Nerstrand residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 129 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Nerstrand.

132live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

129work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Nerstrand goes to work

Faribault11 mi away

28%37

Northfield9.4 mi away

14%18

Owatonna19.2 mi away

8%11

Rochester36.8 mi away

3%4

Cannon City7.2 mi away

3%4

Edina40.6 mi away

2%3

Golden Valley47 mi away

2%2

Apple Valley28.6 mi away

2%2

Mankato46.6 mi away

2%2

Lakeville24.8 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%47

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

How far

How far Nerstrand commutes

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

20%

45%

23%

13%

20%Under 10 mi

45%10–24 mi

23%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Nerstrand is balanced between jobs and homes

0.98jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.98 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Nerstrand are

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

Jobs based in Nerstrand

129 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)53%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)27%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Nerstrand residents hold

132 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+4%

Jobs based in Nerstrand, 2013 → 2023: 124 → 129. 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.