Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Mahnomen
Hardly any work in Mahnomen; the top destination outside it is Cloquet (38%, 4 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. A typical one-way commute from Mahnomen lasts 19 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Mahnomen, and who commutes in
On a workday 78 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Mahnomen 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.
The places Mahnomen commutes to
Where Mahnomen clocks in
12% 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.
Commuting from Mahnomen: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mahnomen workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 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 Mahnomen works
About 23% 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 to Mahnomen
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mahnomen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahnomen | – | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Stoney Brook Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stoney Brook Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mahnomen’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 Mahnomen: questions
What is the poverty rate in Mahnomen?
61.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mahnomen?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mahnomen work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cloquet (38%, 4 mi), Duluth (12%, 19 mi), Grand Rapids (4%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mahnomen without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mahnomen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mahnomen
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.