Long Beach has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Commuters spend 19 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. There are 45 jobs in Long Beach for 130 working residents. 15% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Long Beach, and who commutes in
On a workday 129 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Long Beach on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
33% of working residents work in Glenwood
Where Long Beach clocks in
33% of workers
16% of workers
5% 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.
Most jobs in Long Beach are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Long Beach, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 45. 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 Long Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes to work from Long Beach
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Long Beach workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 15% 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 Long Beach works
About 22% 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.
Next door is work for 33% of Long Beach
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Long Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach | – | — | — | 19 min | $92,361 |
| Minnewaska Township | under 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Glenwood | 33% | C | A | 21 min | $42,188 |
Same-state neighbors only. Minnewaska Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Glenwood. Darker towns draw more of Long Beach’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 Long Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Long Beach?
$92,361 (±$12,898) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Long Beach?
5.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Long Beach?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Long Beach work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glenwood (33%, 2 mi), Alexandria (16%, 16 mi), Glenwood Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Long Beach without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Long Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Long Beach
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.