Work & commute · Ogema

Work & commute in Ogema, MN

Most working residents leave Ogema for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Detroit Lakes (24%), Mahnomen (12%) and Callaway (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 66 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 64 Ogema residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 146 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ogema.

64live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

146work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ogema goes to work

Detroit Lakes20.7 mi away

24%16

Mahnomen14.8 mi away

12%8

Callaway8.4 mi away

6%4

Fargo, ND46 mi away

6%4

Grand Forks, ND78.5 mi away

5%3

Ogema (in town)right here

3%2

Northern58.6 mi away

3%2

Holmesville14.1 mi away

3%2

Clearbrook46.9 mi away

2%1

Warren85.2 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%23

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

How far

How far Ogema commutes

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

12%

47%

17%

24%

12%Under 10 mi

47%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ogema is a job hub

2.24jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Ogema are

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

Jobs based in Ogema

148 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)86%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Ogema residents hold

66 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month61%

−84%

Jobs based in Ogema, 2013 → 2023: 906 → 148. 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.