With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Bethel works elsewhere
96 jobs are based in Bethel, and 238 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Bethel; the top destination outside it is St. Francis (8%, 6 miles). For 7% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bethel, in a few figures
The daily trip from Bethel: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bethel workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 257 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who leaves Bethel for work, and who comes in
On a workday 237 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Bethel on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The places Bethel commutes to
Where Bethel clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The kinds of work in Bethel
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bethel, 2014 → 2024: 50 → 96. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bethel’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Bethel to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Bethel
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bethel workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel | – | — | — | 37 min | $89,904 |
| St. Francis | 8% | A | C | 32 min | $111,198 |
| East Bethel | under 4% | A | C− | 32 min | $110,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to St. Francis. Darker towns draw more of Bethel’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Bethel: questions
What is the median household income in Bethel?
$89,904 (±$20,335) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bethel?
5.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bethel?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bethel work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Francis (8%, 6 mi), Minneapolis (7%, 30 mi), Anoka (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bethel without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bethel, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bethel
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.