Photo: Anthony J. Wessel · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Freeport
For 8% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota. Only 4% work in Freeport; the top destination outside it is Melrose (15%, 6 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Freeport apart on work
Where people from Freeport work
Where Freeport clocks in
10% of workers
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.
How a workday changes Freeport
On a workday 295 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 177 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Freeport on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
Freeport works in goods: 28% of its jobs
189 jobs are based in Freeport.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Freeport, 2013 → 2023: 187 → 189. 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 Freeport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Freeport’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Freeport workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 369 commuters (the 8% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Freeport
About 18% 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 Freeport
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Freeport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport | – | — | — | 27 min | $89,808 |
| Oak Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Millwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oak Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Millwood Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Freeport’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 Freeport: questions
What is the median household income in Freeport?
$89,808 (±$10,654) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Freeport?
2.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Freeport?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Freeport work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Melrose (15%, 6 mi), St. Cloud (10%, 26 mi), Sauk Centre (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Freeport 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 Freeport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Freeport
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.