Work & commute · Turtle River

Work & commute in Turtle River, MN

Most working residents leave Turtle River for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Bemidji (50%), Blackduck (3%) and Grand Rapids (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 591 working residents
Typical commute
10 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
19 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
7%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 591 Turtle River residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Turtle River.

591live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Turtle River goes to work

Turtle RiverCass LakeAdaBagleyBlackduckBemidjiColeraineMoorheadGrand RapidsMinneapolisFrohnEcklesBemidjiAlaskaSugar BushSummitNorthernPort HopeTen LakeTurtle RiverRed LakeBemidjiBlackduckGrand RapidsNorthernRed LakeMoorheadCass LakeBemidjiBagleyMinneapolisTurtle River
1
Bemidji7.5 mi away
50%298
2
Blackduck16.2 mi away
3%18
3
Grand Rapids59.8 mi away
3%16
4
Northern5.5 mi away
3%15
5
Red Lake26.6 mi away
3%15
6
Moorhead104.9 mi away
2%12
7
Cass Lake12.2 mi away
2%11
8
Bemidji8.5 mi away
2%10
9
Bagley31.1 mi away
1%8
10
Minneapolis190.7 mi away
1%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
31%181

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

How far

How far Turtle River commutes

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

49%Under 10 mi
21%10–24 mi
7%25–50 mi
23%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Turtle River is a commuter town

0.02jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Turtle River are

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

Jobs based in Turtle River

14 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)21%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)79%
$1,250 a month or less43%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%
Over $3,333 a month21%

Jobs Turtle River residents hold

591 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)18%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)66%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month59%
−81%

Jobs based in Turtle River, 2013 → 2023: 73 → 14. 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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