There are 3.6 jobs in Boy River for every working resident, and 25 people commute in
Hardly any work in Boy River; the top destination outside it is Remer (29%, 13 miles). There are 25 jobs in Boy River, and 7 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 100% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Boy River
On a workday 7 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 50 people are in Boy River on a workday afternoon, 56% more than live here.
3.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip into Boy River
Where Boy River clocks in
29% of workers
29% of workers
14% 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.
Jobs in Boy River: what the 25 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Boy River, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 25. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Boy River’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Boy River
of Boy River workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Boy River’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, 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 Boy River: questions
What is the poverty rate in Boy River?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Boy River work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Remer (29%, 13 mi), Grand Rapids (29%, 28 mi), Edina (14%, 162 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Boy River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Boy River
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.