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Work & commute in Trail, MN

Most working residents leave Trail for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Crookston (29%), Erskine (14%) and McIntosh (14%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 7 working residents
Typical commute
22 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
0%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 7 Trail residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Trail.

7live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Trail goes to work

ErskineMcIntoshTrailAdaFosstonBagleyCrookstonFergus FallsChesterNorthernGullyTowerCrookstonErskineMcIntoshFosstonBagleyFergus FallsTrail
1
Crookston42.2 mi away
29%2
2
Erskine17 mi away
14%1
3
McIntosh13.4 mi away
14%1
4
Fosston13.9 mi away
14%1
5
Bagley22.6 mi away
14%1
6
Fergus Falls105 mi away
14%1

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

How far

How far Trail commutes

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

0%Under 10 mi
57%10–24 mi
29%25–50 mi
14%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Trail is a commuter town

0.71jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Trail are

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

Jobs based in Trail

5 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)100%
$1,250 a month or less100%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%
Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Trail residents hold

7 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)29%
Trade, transport & utilities14%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%
Over $3,333 a month86%
−81%

Jobs based in Trail, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 5. 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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