Work & commute · North Ottawa

Work & commute in North Ottawa, MN

Most working residents leave North Ottawa for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Morris (20%), Alexandria (15%) and Barrett (10%). Half commute less than 36 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 20 working residents

Typical commute

36 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 20 North Ottawa residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in North Ottawa.

20live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

1work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where North Ottawa goes to work

Morris30.7 mi away

20%4

Alexandria40.4 mi away

15%3

Barrett15.1 mi away

10%2

Lowry38 mi away

5%1

Elbow Lake10.9 mi away

5%1

Deerwood115.3 mi away

5%1

Glenwood44.9 mi away

5%1

Thief River Falls147.4 mi away

5%1

St. Cloud102.9 mi away

5%1

Fargo, ND68.1 mi away

5%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

20%4

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

How far

How far North Ottawa commutes

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

10%

15%

45%

30%

10%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

45%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

North Ottawa is a commuter town

0.05jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in North Ottawa are

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

Jobs based in North Ottawa

1 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs North Ottawa residents hold

20 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities30%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month15%

Over $3,333 a month70%

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.