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 (49%), Blackduck (4%) and Bemidji (4%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 45 working residents
Typical commute
10 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
29 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
19%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 45 Turtle River residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Turtle River.

45live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
17work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Turtle River goes to work

Turtle RiverCass LakeFosstonBagleyBlackduckTenstrikePerhamThief River FallsSt. Louis ParkBemidjiGrand RapidsFrohnHagaliHinesBuzzleBemidjiNashwaukShevlinNorthernPort HopeTurtle RiverBemidjiBlackduckBemidjiNorthernCass LakeFosstonBagleyPerhamThief River FallsSt. Louis ParkTurtle River
1
Bemidji9.1 mi away
49%22
2
Blackduck13.6 mi away
4%2
3
Bemidji11.2 mi away
4%2
4
Northern5.2 mi away
4%2
5
Cass Lake16.2 mi away
2%1
6
Fosston46.3 mi away
2%1
7
Bagley30.4 mi away
2%1
8
Perham78.4 mi away
2%1
9
Thief River Falls75.1 mi away
2%1
10
St. Louis Park194.1 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
24%11

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
24%10–24 mi
4%25–50 mi
22%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Turtle River is a commuter town

0.38jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Turtle River are

17 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

17 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)29%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)53%
$1,250 a month or less41%
$1,251–$3,333 a month35%
Over $3,333 a month24%

Jobs Turtle River residents hold

45 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)18%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)64%
$1,250 a month or less22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month11%
Over $3,333 a month67%
+70%

Jobs based in Turtle River, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 17. 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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