Photo: afiler from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Green Isle works elsewhere
There are 58 jobs in Green Isle, against 255 working residents. Only 1% work in Green Isle; the top destination outside it is Belle Plaine (6%, 12 miles). Home is the office for 8% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Green Isle, in brief
Green Isle is a place people come home to
There are 58 jobs based in Green Isle, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Green Isle has about 530 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Green Isle workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 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 255 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Green Isle
On a workday 252 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Green Isle on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Green Isle’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Green Isle workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 238 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.
The places Green Isle commutes to
Where Green Isle clocks in
6% of workers
5% of workers
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.
The kinds of work in Green Isle
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Isle, 2013 → 2023: 131 → 58. 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 Green Isle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Green Isle works
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.
Green Isle and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Isle workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Isle | – | — | — | 32 min | $88,333 |
| Washington Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Green Isle Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Lake Township and Green Isle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Green Isle’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 Green Isle: questions
What is the median household income in Green Isle?
$88,333 (±$21,478) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Isle?
1.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Isle?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Isle work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Belle Plaine (6%, 12 mi), Shakopee (5%, 27 mi), Arlington (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Green Isle 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 Green Isle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green Isle
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.