Work & commute · Star Lake

Work & commute in Star Lake, MN

Most working residents leave Star Lake for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Fergus Falls (21%), Perham (11%) and Pelican Rapids (9%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 159 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

33 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 159 Star Lake residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Star Lake.

159live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

23work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Star Lake goes to work

Fergus Falls21 mi away

21%33

Perham11.7 mi away

11%17

Pelican Rapids14.2 mi away

9%14

Detroit Lakes20 mi away

5%8

Fargo, ND54.4 mi away

3%5

Breckenridge41.5 mi away

3%4

Willmar103 mi away

3%4

Erhards Grove14.3 mi away

3%4

Dwight, ND45.2 mi away

3%4

Dent4.3 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%63

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

How far

How far Star Lake commutes

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

60%

27%

4%Under 10 mi

60%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Star Lake is a commuter town

0.14jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Star Lake are

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

Jobs based in Star Lake

23 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less52%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month17%

Jobs Star Lake residents hold

159 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+15%

Jobs based in Star Lake, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 23. 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.