Work & commute · South Branch

Work & commute in South Branch, MN

Most working residents leave South Branch for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are St. James (14%), Mankato (8%) and South Bend (5%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 95 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 95 South Branch residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in South Branch.

95live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

35work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where South Branch goes to work

St. James7.3 mi away

14%13

Mankato34.6 mi away

8%8

South Bend28.6 mi away

5%5

Butterfield12.8 mi away

4%4

Windom28.2 mi away

3%3

Thief River Falls301.8 mi away

3%3

North Mankato32.5 mi away

3%3

Marshall72.3 mi away

3%3

Lewisville6.4 mi away

2%2

Truman7.3 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

52%49

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

How far

How far South Branch commutes

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

23%

21%

31%

24%

23%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

31%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

South Branch is a commuter town

0.37jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in South Branch are

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

Jobs based in South Branch

35 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)89%

$1,250 a month or less6%

$1,251–$3,333 a month14%

Over $3,333 a month80%

Jobs South Branch residents hold

95 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+30%

Jobs based in South Branch, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 35. 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.