Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 4.2 jobs in Bruno for every working resident, and 109 people commute in
For 24% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%. Employers in Bruno report 109 jobs, against 26 working residents. Hardly any work in Bruno; the top destination outside it is Moose Lake (19%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Bruno on a workday
On a workday 26 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 170 people are in Bruno on a workday afternoon, 100% more than live here.
4.2 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 Bruno
Where Bruno clocks in
19% of workers
12% 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.
74% of the jobs in Bruno pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bruno, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 109. 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 Bruno’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Bruno takes about 50 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bruno workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19 commuters (the 24% 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.
The commute from Bruno, by distance
About 27% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Bruno and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bruno workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno | – | — | — | 50 min | $44,583 |
| Bruno Township | under 4% | — | — | 50 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bruno Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bruno’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 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 Bruno: questions
What is the median household income in Bruno?
$44,583 (±$32,643) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bruno?
11.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bruno?
50 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bruno work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moose Lake (19%, 12 mi), Cloquet (12%, 32 mi), Duluth (12%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bruno without a car?
11% 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 Bruno, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bruno
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.