Work & commute · West Union

Work & commute in West Union, MN

Most working residents leave West Union for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Alexandria (17%), Long Prairie (10%) and Albany (7%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 29 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 29 West Union residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Union.

29live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

10work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Union goes to work

Alexandria15 mi away

17%5

Long Prairie15.9 mi away

10%3

Albany27.9 mi away

7%2

Sauk Centre7.8 mi away

7%2

St. Cloud48 mi away

7%2

Clarissa23.3 mi away

3%1

Osakis5.4 mi away

3%1

Melrose15.6 mi away

3%1

Little Falls37.2 mi away

3%1

Edina104.8 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%10

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

How far

How far West Union commutes

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

25%

39%

18%

25%Under 10 mi

39%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Union is a commuter town

0.34jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in West Union are

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

Jobs based in West Union

10 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less60%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs West Union residents hold

29 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less3%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month69%

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.