Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY-SA 4.0Earning a living in Emily
Employers in Emily report 201 jobs; 330 of its residents have a job. About one in ten work in Emily itself; outside it, Crosslake draws the most (16%, 8 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Emily
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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 ↓
Emily workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical 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 330 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Miles to work from Emily
About 33% 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.
The daily trip from Emily: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Emily workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 179 commuters (the 24% 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.
A workday in Emily: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 295 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 166 people come in from elsewhere.
About 740 people are in Emily on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.61 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Emily goes to work
Where Emily clocks in
8% 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 kinds of work in Emily
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Emily, 2013 → 2023: 154 → 201. 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 Emily’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Emily and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Emily workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily | – | — | — | 31 min | $68,250 |
| Fifty Lakes | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Crooked Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Little Pine Township | under 2% | — | — | 51 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fifty Lakes, Crooked Lake Township, Fairfield Township and Little Pine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Emily’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 Emily: questions
What is the median household income in Emily?
$68,250 (±$13,977) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Emily?
15.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Emily?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Emily work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crosslake (16%, 8 mi), Brainerd (8%, 30 mi), Baxter (4%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Emily 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 Emily, from the people who make the trip.
More of Emily
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.