Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Holt has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 37 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Holt report 21 jobs, and 48 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Holt for work; outside it, Thief River Falls is the main destination (42%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Holt by day
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 60 people are in Holt on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where the trip to work from Holt ends
Where Holt 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.
100% of the jobs in Holt make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Holt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Holt takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Holt workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 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.
Half of Holt commutes less than 13 miles
About 25% 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.
Holt and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Holt workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holt | – | — | — | 37 min | $47,250 |
| Holt Township | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Holt Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Holt’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 Holt: questions
What is the median household income in Holt?
$47,250 (±$14,731) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Holt?
13.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Holt?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Holt work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thief River Falls (42%, 13 mi), Middle River (4%, 10 mi), Clearbrook (4%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Holt without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Holt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Holt
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.