Fort Snelling National Cemetery · Photo: Kozarrj · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and the daily commute in Mendota
The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Mendota itself; outside it, St. Paul draws the most (19%, 5 miles). 134 jobs are based in Mendota, and 98 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mendota on a workday afternoon
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 133 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Mendota on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.37 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Mendota ends
Where Mendota clocks in
19% of workers
15% of workers
7% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Mendota
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mendota, 2013 → 2023: 95 → 134. 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 Mendota’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Mendota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mendota workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 90 commuters (the 22% 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 many miles Mendota commutes
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.
24% of Mendota works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mendota workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendota | – | — | — | 21 min | $111,250 |
| Mendota Heights | 5% | A+ | B | 20 min | $132,768 |
| St. Paul | 19% | B− | A+ | 21 min | $73,394 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to St. Paul. Darker towns draw more of Mendota’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 Mendota: questions
What is the median household income in Mendota?
$111,250 (±$18,290) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mendota?
12.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mendota?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mendota work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Paul (19%, 5 mi), Minneapolis (15%, 7 mi), Eagan (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mendota without a car?
2% 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 Mendota, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mendota
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.