Work & commute · Twin Lakes

Work & commute in Twin Lakes, MN

Most working residents leave Twin Lakes for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Albert Lea (38%), Rochester (7%) and Owatonna (4%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 56 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 56 Twin Lakes residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Twin Lakes.

56live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

6work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Twin Lakes goes to work

Albert Lea7.1 mi away

38%21

Rochester56.6 mi away

7%4

Owatonna37.9 mi away

4%2

Shakopee83.7 mi away

4%2

Lake Mills, IA11.3 mi away

2%1

Forest City, IA23.6 mi away

2%1

Storm Lake, IA109.7 mi away

2%1

Mason City, IA30.7 mi away

2%1

Conger6.4 mi away

2%1

Kiester14.5 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%21

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

How far

How far Twin Lakes commutes

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

45%

13%

35%

45%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

35%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Twin Lakes is a commuter town

0.11jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Twin Lakes are

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

Jobs based in Twin Lakes

6 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)83%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Twin Lakes residents hold

56 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)36%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)41%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month73%

−57%

Jobs based in Twin Lakes, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 6. 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.