Most of Danube commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
10% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%. There are 94 jobs in Danube; 229 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Danube itself; outside it, Olivia draws the most (31%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Danube apart
Danube and Olivia trade workers both ways
Olivia is the top workplace for Danube residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Danube come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Danube are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 229 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Danube’s residents
Where Danube clocks in
7% 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.
A commute of about 17 minutes in Danube
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Danube workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 205 commuters (the 10% 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.
Who works in Danube, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 228 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 93 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Danube on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
73% of the jobs in Danube pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Danube, 2013 → 2023: 71 → 94. 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 Danube’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Danube
About 21% 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.
How Danube compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Danube workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danube | – | — | — | 17 min | $61,944 |
| Troy Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Troy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Danube’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 Danube: questions
What is the median household income in Danube?
$61,944 (±$7,014) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Danube?
2.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Danube?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Danube work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olivia (31%, 5 mi), Willmar (7%, 23 mi), Emmet Township (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Danube without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Danube, from the people who make the trip.
More of Danube
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.