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A town of 244.
Population
244
residents
Median home value
$134K
Census ACS
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
29.8
years
Jobs based here
18
A commuter town
Small town
244 people, and everyone knows the way
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Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.
84risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Peterson
Most working residents leave Peterson for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Winona (18%), Rushford (16%) and Rochester (15%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Peterson1%
Winona18%
Rushford16%
Rochester15%
La Crosse6%
21 mi
median commute distance
18
jobs based in Peterson
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Peterson has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
45″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter11–28°
Spring35–56°
Summer59–80°
Fall38–58°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Peterson is
Peterson beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Peterson | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 7.1% | 5.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.5% |
Winona Health Services
19.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Peterson is conserved land
0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 316 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Peterson for work
Where Peterson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
18jobs based in Peterson
1%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Peterson
City in Minnesota, United States
Peterson is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Peterson had a population of 234.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 234
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 761 ft
- ZIP code
- 55962
- Area code
- 507