Work & commute · Otisco

Work & commute in Otisco, MN

Most working residents leave Otisco for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Waseca (23%), Owatonna (11%) and Mankato (10%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 252 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 251 Otisco residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Otisco.

251live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

51work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Otisco goes to work

Waseca7.2 mi away

23%59

Owatonna14.1 mi away

11%27

Mankato28.3 mi away

10%26

Faribault24.1 mi away

8%21

Janesville15.3 mi away

4%10

North Mankato31.5 mi away

3%7

Minneapolis68.7 mi away

2%6

Eagan59.7 mi away

2%5

Rochester49.4 mi away

2%5

St. Peter34.4 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%83

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

How far

How far Otisco commutes

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

25%

29%

24%

22%

25%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Otisco 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 Otisco are

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

Jobs based in Otisco

52 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)50%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)29%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Otisco residents hold

252 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month61%

+30%

Jobs based in Otisco, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 52. 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.