Work & commute · West Albany

Work & commute in West Albany, MN

Most working residents leave West Albany for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Rochester (37%), Plainview (8%) and Lake City (8%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 212 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

20%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 210 West Albany residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Albany.

210live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

29work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Albany goes to work

Rochester25.2 mi away

37%78

Plainview12.6 mi away

8%18

Lake City7.6 mi away

8%18

Elgin14.4 mi away

5%11

Wabasha10.1 mi away

5%11

Elgin12.4 mi away

3%6

Minneapolis66.3 mi away

2%5

Oronoco19.2 mi away

1%3

St. Charles27.1 mi away

1%3

Pine Island21.2 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%56

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

How far

How far West Albany commutes

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

12%

63%

13%

12%

12%Under 10 mi

63%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Albany is a commuter town

0.15jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in West Albany are

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

Jobs based in West Albany

31 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)97%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)3%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month3%

Over $3,333 a month84%

Jobs West Albany residents hold

212 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+72%

Jobs based in West Albany, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 31. 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.