Dakota has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Dakota itself; outside it, Winona draws the most (27%, 18 miles). Employers in Dakota report 1 jobs, against 150 working residents. Working residents average 25 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Dakota
On a workday 150 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Dakota on a workday afternoon, 52% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Dakota to work: where people go
Where Dakota clocks in
27% of workers
16% 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.
What Dakota’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dakota, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 1. 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 Dakota’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Dakota: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dakota workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 commuters (the 12% 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.
Miles to work from Dakota
About 15% 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.
Dakota and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to New Hartford Township (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dakota workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota | – | — | — | 25 min | $95,357 |
| New Hartford Township | 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New Hartford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dakota’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 Dakota: questions
What is the median household income in Dakota?
$95,357 (±$16,406) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dakota?
2.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dakota?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dakota work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winona (27%, 18 mi), La Crosse (16%, 9 mi), La Crescent (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dakota without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dakota, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dakota
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.