How Ormsby works: jobs, income and commuting
The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 8% of workers work from home (Minnesota 18%). Hardly any work in Ormsby; the top destination outside it is Truman (9%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Ormsby by day
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Ormsby on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.57 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 Ormsby commutes to
Where Ormsby clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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 kinds of work in Ormsby
27 jobs are based in Ormsby.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ormsby, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 27. 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 Ormsby’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Ormsby: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ormsby workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 58 commuters (the 8% 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 Ormsby commutes
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.
Ormsby and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ormsby workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormsby | – | — | — | 24 min | $80,625 |
| Galena Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Long Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Galena Township and Long Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ormsby’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 Ormsby: questions
What is the median household income in Ormsby?
$80,625 (±$54,019) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ormsby?
10.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ormsby?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ormsby work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Truman (9%, 13 mi), St. James (9%, 10 mi), Fairmont (9%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ormsby without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ormsby, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ormsby
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.