Work & commute · Wing River

Work & commute in Wing River, MN

Most working residents leave Wing River for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Wadena (19%), Staples (15%) and New York Mills (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 193 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 193 Wing River residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Wing River.

193live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

13work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Wing River goes to work

Wadena9.4 mi away

19%36

Staples11.3 mi away

15%28

New York Mills20.2 mi away

5%9

Menahga18.6 mi away

5%9

Verndale8.2 mi away

4%7

Sebeka10.7 mi away

3%6

Perham30.6 mi away

3%6

Minneapolis133.9 mi away

3%5

Straight River24.5 mi away

2%4

Brainerd37.2 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

41%80

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

How far

How far Wing River commutes

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

23%

35%

14%

27%

23%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Wing River is a commuter town

0.07jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Wing River are

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

Jobs based in Wing River

13 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month77%

Jobs Wing River residents hold

193 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−81%

Jobs based in Wing River, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 13. 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.