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Work & commute · Wolf Lake

Work & commute in Wolf Lake, MN

Most working residents leave Wolf Lake for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Detroit Lakes (24%), Menahga (12%) and Wadena (12%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 17 working residents
Typical commute
24 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
22 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
11%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 17 Wolf Lake residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Wolf Lake.

17live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Wolf Lake goes to work

Wolf LakePerhamMenahgaStaplesWadenaPark RapidsInternational FallsDetroit LakesRosevilleLake ShoreBemidjiOwatonnaMoorheadSpruce GroveRunebergTwo InletsWolf LakeOsageGreen ValleyDetroit LakesMenahgaWadenaPerhamStaplesPark RapidsInternational FallsRosevilleBemidjiOwatonnaWolf Lake
1
Detroit Lakes23.5 mi away
24%4
2
Menahga12.3 mi away
12%2
3
Wadena27.2 mi away
12%2
4
Perham18.1 mi away
6%1
5
Staples39.5 mi away
6%1
6
Park Rapids15.6 mi away
6%1
7
International Falls152.4 mi away
6%1
8
Roseville162.8 mi away
6%1
9
Bemidji51.7 mi away
6%1
10
Owatonna214 mi away
6%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
12%2

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

How far

How far Wolf Lake commutes

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

0%Under 10 mi
53%10–24 mi
18%25–50 mi
29%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Wolf Lake 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 Wolf Lake are

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

Jobs based in Wolf Lake

10 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)50%
Trade, transport & utilities50%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less30%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month40%

Jobs Wolf Lake residents hold

17 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)24%
Trade, transport & utilities29%
Services (health, schools, offices…)47%
$1,250 a month or less0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%
Over $3,333 a month76%
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.

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