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Work & commute · Rush Lake

Work & commute in Rush Lake, MN

Most working residents leave Rush Lake for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Perham (20%), New York Mills (18%) and Wadena (8%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
3 of 499 working residents
Typical commute
19 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
20 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
12%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 496 Rush Lake residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rush Lake.

496live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
58work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Rush Lake goes to work

CyrusBerthaNew York MillsPelican RapidsPerhamOttertailWadenaDetroit LakesFergus FallsWillmarAlexandriaFargoGormanEagle ValleyRush LakeDead LakeNewtonPerhamOttoOtter TailPerhamNew York MillsWadenaDetroit LakesFergus FallsFargoOttertailWillmarAlexandriaGormanRush Lake
1
Perham7.2 mi away
20%102
2
New York Mills10.4 mi away
18%88
3
Wadena22.3 mi away
8%38
4
Detroit Lakes24.7 mi away
5%27
5
Fergus Falls27.4 mi away
3%15
6
Fargo, ND64 mi away
3%15
7
Ottertail4.5 mi away
2%11
8
Willmar98.4 mi away
2%11
9
Alexandria44 mi away
2%10
10
Gorman12.6 mi away
2%9
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%173

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

How far

How far Rush Lake commutes

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

35%Under 10 mi
26%10–24 mi
15%25–50 mi
24%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Rush Lake is a commuter town

0.12jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Rush Lake are

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

Jobs based in Rush Lake

61 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)25%
Trade, transport & utilities39%
Services (health, schools, offices…)36%
$1,250 a month or less30%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month44%

Jobs Rush Lake residents hold

499 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)28%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)53%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month57%
+103%

Jobs based in Rush Lake, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 61. 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.

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