Work & commute · Runeberg

Work & commute in Runeberg, MN

Most working residents leave Runeberg for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Park Rapids (22%), Menahga (8%) and Detroit Lakes (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 230 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 228 Runeberg residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Runeberg.

228live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

16work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Runeberg goes to work

Park Rapids14.1 mi away

22%51

Menahga6.5 mi away

8%18

Detroit Lakes28.9 mi away

6%14

Osage12 mi away

6%13

Fargo, ND75.5 mi away

4%10

Perham19.3 mi away

4%9

Spruce Grove5.4 mi away

3%6

Straight River8.5 mi away

3%6

Wadena21.9 mi away

2%5

Two Inlets19.1 mi away

2%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%93

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

How far

How far Runeberg commutes

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

17%

43%

13%

27%

17%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Runeberg is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Runeberg are

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

Jobs based in Runeberg

18 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)44%

Trade, transport & utilities39%

Services (health, schools, offices…)17%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month17%

Jobs Runeberg residents hold

230 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−57%

Jobs based in Runeberg, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 18. 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.