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Work & commute · Lorain

Work & commute in Lorain, WI

Most working residents leave Lorain for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Frederic (8%), Luck (8%) and West Sweden (8%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
1 of 122 working residents
Typical commute
28 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
35 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
10%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 121 Lorain residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lorain.

121live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
29work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Lorain goes to work

EdinaPlymouthMinneapolisGallatinAmherstSirenCenturiaFredericWoodvilleLuckAmeryGrantsburgCumberlandSt. Croix FallsRice LakeDeweyLa FolletteMeenonWest SwedenMcKinleyLorainClam FallsBone LakeRooseveltFredericLuckWest SwedenSt. Croix FallsCumberlandMinneapolisEdinaRice LakeMeenonPlymouthLorain
1
Frederic11.9 mi away
8%10
2
Luck13.7 mi away
8%10
3
West Sweden11.6 mi away
8%10
4
St. Croix Falls27 mi away
6%7
5
Cumberland13.4 mi away
4%5
6
Minneapolis, MN71 mi away
3%4
7
Edina, MN77.7 mi away
2%3
8
Rice Lake26.6 mi away
2%3
9
Meenon12.9 mi away
2%3
10
Plymouth, MN75.6 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
53%65

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

How far

How far Lorain commutes

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

4%Under 10 mi
39%10–24 mi
21%25–50 mi
35%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Lorain is a commuter town

0.25jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lorain are

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

Jobs based in Lorain

30 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)53%
Trade, transport & utilities13%
Services (health, schools, offices…)33%
$1,250 a month or less40%
$1,251–$3,333 a month47%
Over $3,333 a month13%

Jobs Lorain residents hold

122 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)31%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)52%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month52%
−23%

Jobs based in Lorain, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 30. 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.

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