With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Elmore works elsewhere
Employers in Elmore report 41 jobs; 210 of its residents have a job. Only 1% stay in Elmore for work; outside it, Blue Earth is the main destination (38%, 9 miles). At home: 6% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Elmore and work: the main findings
38% of Elmore works in Blue Earth
80 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Blue Earth, 9.3 miles away. That’s 38 times as many as work in Elmore itself. The commute map ↓
Elmore is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Elmore, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Elmore has about 380 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 210 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Elmore: the destinations
Where Elmore clocks in
6% 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.
Who works in Elmore, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 207 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Elmore 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.
How many miles Elmore commutes
About 30% 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.
Jobs in Elmore: what the 41 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elmore, 2013 → 2023: 149 → 41. 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 Elmore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Elmore
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elmore workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 190 commuters (the 6% 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 Elmore compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elmore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore | – | — | — | 23 min | $41,250 |
| Elmore Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elmore Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elmore’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 Elmore: questions
What is the median household income in Elmore?
$41,250 (±$10,498) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elmore?
24.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elmore?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elmore work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blue Earth (38%, 9 mi), Fairmont (6%, 21 mi), Blue Earth City Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elmore without a car?
1% 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 Elmore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elmore
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.