Work & commute · Whalan

Work & commute in Whalan, MN

Most working residents leave Whalan for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lanesboro (18%), Rochester (9%) and Mabel (7%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 44 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

53 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

25%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 44 Whalan residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Whalan.

44live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

26work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Whalan goes to work

Lanesboro2.6 mi away

18%8

Rochester33.7 mi away

9%4

Mabel16.7 mi away

7%3

Rushford10.2 mi away

7%3

Winona25.4 mi away

7%3

La Crosse, WI35.5 mi away

7%3

St. Paul102.2 mi away

5%2

Norway7.8 mi away

5%2

Decorah, IA30.6 mi away

2%1

Pontiac, MI441.3 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%14

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

How far

How far Whalan commutes

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

30%

23%

30%

16%

30%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

30%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Whalan is a commuter town

0.59jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Whalan are

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

Jobs based in Whalan

26 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)65%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)35%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month69%

Jobs Whalan residents hold

44 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month50%

+271%

Jobs based in Whalan, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 26. 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.