Photo: clumpinglitter · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Lindstrom commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Lindstrom report 1,103 jobs; 2,469 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Lindstrom are A− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Lindstrom is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lindstrom: the gist
Lindstrom’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lindstrom is Minneapolis, 36 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (204) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
No single place dominates Lindstrom’s commute
The biggest draw, Minneapolis, gets only 8% of working residents, and 55% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Lindstrom residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Lindstrom workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 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.
Income, poverty and work: Lindstrom’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lindstrom is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #112 of 273 in Minnesota. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Lindstrom’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lindstrom could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lindstrom
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.
8% of working residents work in Minneapolis
Where Lindstrom clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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 daily trip from Lindstrom: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lindstrom workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,967 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.
The daily commute in and out of Lindstrom
On a workday 2,318 residents head out to work, 151 work right here, and 952 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Lindstrom 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.
Making and building: 28% of jobs based in Lindstrom
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lindstrom, 2013 → 2023: 1,043 → 1,103. 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 Lindstrom’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Driving is how Lindstrom gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lindstrom is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns, #201 of 273 in Minnesota. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Minnesota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,360 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.0% of Lindstrom households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lindstrom’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lindstrom next to U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,800: 752nd of 3,758 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 20 | Elko New Market MN | 5,300 | $152K | 1.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 750 | Konterra MD | 3,641 | $130K | 8.1% | 5.0% | 2% | A− |
| 751 | Placitas NM | 4,223 | $110K | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3% | A− |
| 752 | Lindstrom MN | 5,039 | $98K | 6.5% | 2.8% | 6% | A− |
| 753 | Wayne Township OH | 4,460 | $86K | 4.9% | 0.2% | 29% | A− |
| 754 | Little Compton RI | 3,535 | $135K | 2.9% | 4.6% | 19% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,758 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lindstrom, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Lindstrom and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Chisago City (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lindstrom workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindstrom | – | A− | C+ | 30 min | $98,226 |
| Chisago Lake Township | under 3% | A | C | 30 min | $133,220 |
| Center City | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Franconia Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 34 min | $116,875 |
| Chisago City | 7% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $102,197 |
Same-state neighbors only. Center City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lindstrom’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 Lindstrom: questions
What is the median household income in Lindstrom?
$98,226 (±$21,356) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lindstrom?
6.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lindstrom?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lindstrom work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (8%, 36 mi), Chisago City (7%, 3 mi), St. Paul (6%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lindstrom walkable?
Lindstrom is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lindstrom 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 Lindstrom, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lindstrom
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.