Photo: Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Work and commuting in Finland
45 jobs are based in Finland for 59 working residents. Hardly any stay in Finland for work; outside it, Ely is the main destination (8%, 43 miles). Working residents average 29 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Finland
On a workday 59 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 45 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 (0.76 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.
The places Finland commutes to
Where Finland clocks in
8% of workers
8% of workers
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.
What Finland’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Finland, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 45. 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 Finland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Finland: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Finland workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 17% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Finland
About 51% 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.
Work in the towns next to Finland
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Finland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | – | — | — | 29 min | $53,500 |
| Beaver Bay Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beaver Bay Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Finland’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 Finland: questions
What is the median household income in Finland?
$53,500 (±$43,827) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Finland?
19.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Finland?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Finland work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ely (8%, 43 mi), Silver Bay (8%, 10 mi), Duluth (8%, 61 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Finland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Finland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Finland
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.