Work & commute · Northome

Work & commute in Northome, MN

Most working residents leave Northome for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are International Falls (33%), Bemidji (9%) and Baudette (5%). Half commute less than 62 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 57 working residents

Typical commute

62 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 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 55 Northome residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Northome.

55live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

62work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Northome goes to work

International Falls63.2 mi away

33%19

Bemidji39.2 mi away

9%5

Baudette59.8 mi away

5%3

Northome (in town)right here

4%2

Kelliher9.4 mi away

4%2

Big Falls29.9 mi away

4%2

Kensington159.8 mi away

2%1

Littlefork48.7 mi away

2%1

Mizpah4.1 mi away

2%1

Warroad86.8 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%20

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

How far

How far Northome commutes

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

11%

18%

70%

11%Under 10 mi

2%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

70%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Northome is balanced between jobs and homes

1.12jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.12 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Northome are

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

Jobs based in Northome

64 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities47%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less42%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month22%

Jobs Northome residents hold

57 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−58%

Jobs based in Northome, 2013 → 2023: 152 → 64. 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.