Oronoco School · Photo: Jonathunder · CC BY-SA 3.0Oronoco’s household incomes are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Hardly any stay in Oronoco for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (67%, 10 miles). 2.9% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.3% across Minnesota. The two grades for Oronoco are A for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Oronoco: the figures worth knowing
More than half of Oronoco works in Rochester
620 working residents, 67%, have their main job in Rochester, 11 miles away. That’s 67 times as many as work in Oronoco itself. The commute map ↓
Oronoco is a place people come home to
There are 272 jobs based in Oronoco, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oronoco has about 1,400 people in it, 32% 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 929 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Oronoco’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Oronoco is better than 94% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($157,500, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 57% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (2.4%) is left out: Oronoco’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Oronoco could be anywhere from A to A+.
Out of Oronoco to work: where people go
Where Oronoco clocks in
67% of workers
3% 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 daily commute in and out of Oronoco
On a workday 922 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 265 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Oronoco on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.29 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.
77% of the jobs in Oronoco pay over $3,333 a month
272 jobs are based in Oronoco.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oronoco, 2013 → 2023: 120 → 272. 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 Oronoco’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Oronoco’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oronoco workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 678 commuters (the 17% 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.
Oronoco’s commute, mile by mile
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.
For most of Oronoco, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oronoco is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Minnesota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 812 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.6% of Oronoco households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Oronoco’s commuters take a bus or train.
234th of 5,793: where Oronoco ranks among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Tonka Bay MN | 1,561 | $156K | 3.5% | 9.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | May Township MN | 2,638 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Stillwater Township MN | 1,831 | $162K | 3.4% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 232 | Eaton WI | 1,706 | $113K | 3.6% | 4.3% | 2% | A |
| 233 | Goshen AR | 2,405 | $150K | 1.7% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| 234 | Oronoco MN | 2,043 | $158K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 1% | A |
| 235 | Dalworthington Gardens TX | 2,276 | $139K | 4.2% | 4.1% | 2% | A |
| 236 | Londonderry Township PA | 2,678 | $123K | 4.7% | 0.8% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Oronoco, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns around Oronoco
The biggest share goes to Oronoco Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oronoco workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oronoco | – | A | C− | 22 min | $157,500 |
| Oronoco Township | 2% | B | D | 23 min | $124,079 |
| New Haven Township | under 1% | A | B− | 19 min | $132,670 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oronoco’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 Oronoco: questions
What is the median household income in Oronoco?
$157,500 (±$23,113) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oronoco?
2.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oronoco?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oronoco work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (67%, 10 mi), Pine Island (3%, 5 mi), Oronoco Township (2%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Oronoco walkable?
Oronoco is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oronoco without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oronoco, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oronoco
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.