Work & commute · Prairieville

Work & commute in Prairieville, MN

Most working residents leave Prairieville for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are New Ulm (37%), Minneapolis (7%) and Franklin (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 75 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 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 75 Prairieville residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Prairieville.

75live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

60work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Prairieville goes to work

New Ulm16.3 mi away

37%28

Minneapolis87.3 mi away

7%5

Franklin15.1 mi away

4%3

Redwood Falls21.7 mi away

4%3

Morgan9.1 mi away

3%2

Renville38.2 mi away

3%2

Mankato42 mi away

3%2

Lakeville80 mi away

3%2

St. Paul93.9 mi away

3%2

Watkins71.3 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%25

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

How far

How far Prairieville commutes

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

52%

13%

27%

8%Under 10 mi

52%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Prairieville is balanced between jobs and homes

0.80jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Prairieville are

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

Jobs based in Prairieville

60 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)70%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)30%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Prairieville residents hold

75 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month61%

+40%

Jobs based in Prairieville, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 60. 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.