With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Marble works elsewhere
6% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Marble has 129 jobs, and 225 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Marble for work; outside it, Grand Rapids is the main destination (30%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Marble: the gist
30% of Marble works in Grand Rapids
68 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Grand Rapids, 13 miles away. That’s 15 times as many as work in Marble itself. The commute map ↓
The quickest commute around
Marble’s 22-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 26 to 30 minutes. Next door ↓
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; with 225 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Marble: the destinations
Where Marble clocks in
30% of workers
12% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Marble
On a workday 220 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 124 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Marble on a workday afternoon, 16% 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.
Most jobs in Marble are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marble, 2013 → 2023: 134 → 129. 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 Marble’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way, about the MN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marble workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 329 commuters (the 5% 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.
How far Marble goes to work
About 28% 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.
Marble and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marble workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble | – | — | — | 22 min | $53,958 |
| Calumet | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Greenway Township | 6% | C− | D | 30 min | $66,094 |
| Taconite | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Calumet and Taconite: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Greenway Township. Darker towns draw more of Marble’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 Marble: questions
What is the median household income in Marble?
$53,958 (±$13,566) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marble?
17.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marble?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marble work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (30%, 13 mi), Hibbing (12%, 17 mi), Nashwauk Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marble without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marble, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marble
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.