Work means Granite Falls for about two in five of Hazel Run’s working residents
Working residents average 16 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Hardly any work in Hazel Run itself; outside it, Granite Falls draws the most (43%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Hazel Run
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 31 people are in Hazel Run on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of Hazel Run: the destinations
Where Hazel Run clocks in
43% of workers
10% 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.
About 16 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hazel Run workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 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.
Where in the region Hazel Run works
About 19% 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.
Hazel Run and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hazel Run workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Run | – | — | — | 16 min | $90,469 |
| Hazel Run Township | under 5% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hazel Run Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hazel Run’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 Hazel Run: questions
What is the median household income in Hazel Run?
$90,469 (±$59,629) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hazel Run?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hazel Run?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hazel Run work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Hazel Run 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 Hazel Run, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hazel Run
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.