Work & commute · Solem

Work & commute in Solem, MN

Most working residents leave Solem for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Alexandria (42%), Kensington (6%) and Brandon (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 106 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

39%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 106 Solem residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Solem.

106live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

33work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Solem goes to work

Alexandria16.5 mi away

42%44

Kensington2.4 mi away

6%6

Brandon12 mi away

6%6

La Grand13.3 mi away

5%5

Villard22.2 mi away

3%3

Barrett11.8 mi away

3%3

Fergus Falls37.1 mi away

3%3

Evansville13.4 mi away

2%2

Elbow Lake17.9 mi away

2%2

Morris18.3 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%30

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

How far

How far Solem commutes

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

10%

70%

15%

10%Under 10 mi

70%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Solem is a commuter town

0.31jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Solem are

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

Jobs based in Solem

33 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)79%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)21%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Solem residents hold

106 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+50%

Jobs based in Solem, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 33. 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.