Photo: Travellers & Tinkers · CC BY-SA 4.0Mazeppa has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Mazeppa for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (42%, 18 miles). There are 99 jobs in Mazeppa, and 411 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mazeppa and work: the main findings
42% of Mazeppa works in Rochester
173 working residents, 42%, have their main job in Rochester, 18 miles away. That’s far more as work in Mazeppa itself. The commute map ↓
Mazeppa is a place people come home to
There are 99 jobs based in Mazeppa, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mazeppa has about 570 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 411 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Mazeppa ends
Where Mazeppa clocks in
42% 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.
A workday in Mazeppa: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 409 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 97 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Mazeppa on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
What Mazeppa’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mazeppa, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 99. 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 Mazeppa’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Mazeppa: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mazeppa workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 472 commuters (the 12% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Mazeppa
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.
Around Mazeppa: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mazeppa workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazeppa | – | — | — | 26 min | $92,061 |
| Mazeppa Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Pine Island Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Chester Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mazeppa Township, Pine Island Township and Chester Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mazeppa’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 Mazeppa: questions
What is the median household income in Mazeppa?
$92,061 (±$4,185) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mazeppa?
10.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mazeppa?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mazeppa work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (42%, 18 mi), Lake City (7%, 18 mi), Zumbrota (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mazeppa without a car?
0% 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 Mazeppa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mazeppa
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.