Work & commute · Shell Rock

Work & commute in Shell Rock, MN

Most working residents leave Shell Rock for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Albert Lea (34%), Austin (16%) and Rochester (7%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 170 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 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 170 Shell Rock residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Shell Rock.

170live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Shell Rock goes to work

Albert Lea10.9 mi away

34%58

Austin15.3 mi away

16%27

Rochester49.6 mi away

7%12

Glenville4.1 mi away

5%9

Northwood, IA6.4 mi away

2%4

Hayward8 mi away

2%3

Kasson41.6 mi away

2%3

Owatonna38.4 mi away

2%3

St. Ansgar, IA18.6 mi away

1%2

Golden Valley100.7 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%47

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

How far

How far Shell Rock commutes

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

23%

46%

23%

23%Under 10 mi

46%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Shell Rock is a commuter town

0.01jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Shell Rock are

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

Jobs based in Shell Rock

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month100%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Shell Rock residents hold

170 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−82%

Jobs based in Shell Rock, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 2. 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.