Most of Myrtle commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
6% of workers work from home (Minnesota 18%). There are 2 jobs in Myrtle, against 16 working residents. Only 6% work in Myrtle itself; outside it, Albert Lea draws the most (25%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Myrtle on a workday afternoon
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35 people are in Myrtle on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where Myrtle’s working residents head each day
Where Myrtle clocks in
19% 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.
Myrtle is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Myrtle, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 2. 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 Myrtle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Myrtle: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Myrtle workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 commuters (the 6% 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.
Miles to work from Myrtle
About 25% 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.
How Myrtle compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Myrtle workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle | – | — | — | 29 min | $56,250 |
| London Township | 6% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. London Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to London Township. Darker towns draw more of Myrtle’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 Myrtle: questions
What is the median household income in Myrtle?
$56,250 (±$16,614) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Myrtle?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Myrtle?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Myrtle work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albert Lea (25%, 12 mi), Austin (19%, 12 mi), Glenville (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Myrtle without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Myrtle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Myrtle
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.