Work & commute · Nordland

Work & commute in Nordland, MN

Most working residents leave Nordland for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Aitkin (26%), Brainerd (5%) and Aitkin (3%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 404 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 400 Nordland residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 82 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Nordland.

400live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

82work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Nordland goes to work

Aitkin5.4 mi away

26%106

Brainerd27.9 mi away

5%19

Aitkin8.1 mi away

3%13

Spencer6 mi away

2%10

Kathio20.1 mi away

2%10

Minneapolis105.3 mi away

2%9

Duluth74.4 mi away

2%8

Baxter31.7 mi away

2%7

Farm Island5.6 mi away

2%7

Crosby14.9 mi away

1%6

Everywhere elseother towns and states

52%209

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

How far

How far Nordland commutes

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

38%

10%

13%

39%

38%Under 10 mi

10%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

39%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Nordland is a commuter town

0.21jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Nordland are

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

Jobs based in Nordland

86 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities72%

Services (health, schools, offices…)5%

$1,250 a month or less6%

$1,251–$3,333 a month13%

Over $3,333 a month81%

Jobs Nordland residents hold

404 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+2050%

Jobs based in Nordland, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 86. 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.