Work & commute · Rock Lake

Work & commute in Rock Lake, MN

Most working residents leave Rock Lake for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Marshall (52%), Tracy (7%) and Balaton (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 110 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

25%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 110 Rock Lake residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rock Lake.

110live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

15work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Rock Lake goes to work

Marshall15 mi away

52%57

Tracy13.2 mi away

7%8

Balaton1.1 mi away

4%4

Russell6 mi away

3%3

Red Wing163.7 mi away

3%3

Ghent18.5 mi away

2%2

Ruthton11.6 mi away

2%2

Tyler12.5 mi away

2%2

Pipestone27.1 mi away

2%2

Worthington44.9 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

23%25

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

How far

How far Rock Lake commutes

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

66%

18%

7%Under 10 mi

66%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Rock Lake is a commuter town

0.14jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.14 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Rock Lake are

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

Jobs based in Rock Lake

15 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Rock Lake residents hold

110 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−40%

Jobs based in Rock Lake, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 15. 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.