Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY 2.0Work, pay and getting to work in Cromwell
Working residents average 42 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). 1% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Only 4% work in Cromwell; the top destination outside it is Moose Lake (17%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cromwell on a workday afternoon
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 87 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 (0.83 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 Cromwell goes to work
Where Cromwell clocks in
17% 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.
The 91 jobs based in Cromwell
91 jobs are based in Cromwell.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cromwell, 2013 → 2023: 121 → 91. 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 Cromwell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Cromwell takes about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cromwell workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 119 commuters (the 1% 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.
How many miles Cromwell commutes
About 26% 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.
Cromwell and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cromwell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cromwell | – | — | — | 42 min | $58,750 |
| Eagle Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eagle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cromwell’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 Cromwell: questions
What is the median household income in Cromwell?
$58,750 (±$25,741) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cromwell?
6.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cromwell?
42 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cromwell work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moose Lake (17%, 17 mi), Cloquet (14%, 18 mi), Duluth (14%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cromwell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 24% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cromwell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cromwell
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.