Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0For about two in three of its working residents, Goodridge is a commute to Thief River Falls
0% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%. Hardly any stay in Goodridge for work; outside it, Thief River Falls is the main destination (67%, 17 miles). The average commute takes 25 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Goodridge
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 89 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Goodridge on a workday afternoon, 40% more than live here.
1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Goodridge’s workers come from
Where Goodridge clocks in
4% 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.
Jobs in Goodridge: what the 89 are
89 jobs are based in Goodridge.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goodridge, 2013 → 2023: 137 → 89. 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 Goodridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Goodridge: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goodridge workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 commuters (the 0% 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 far Goodridge’s workers travel
About 15% 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.
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 Goodridge: questions
What is the median household income in Goodridge?
$41,042 (±$15,286) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goodridge?
16.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goodridge?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goodridge work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Goodridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goodridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goodridge
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.