For about half of its working residents, Cobden is a commute to New Ulm
There are 9 jobs in Cobden for 11 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 38% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Hardly any work in Cobden itself; outside it, New Ulm draws the most (45%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Cobden: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Cobden ends
Where Cobden clocks in
45% of workers
18% 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 Cobden: what the 9 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cobden, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 9. 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 Cobden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Cobden
of Cobden workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 commuters (the 38% 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.
Half of Cobden commutes less than 19 miles
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.
Work in the towns next to Cobden
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cobden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobden | – | — | — | — | — |
| Prairieville Township | under 10% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Leavenworth Township | under 10% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairieville Township and Leavenworth Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cobden’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 Cobden: questions
What is the poverty rate in Cobden?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cobden work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Cobden without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cobden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cobden
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.