Ostrander has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Employers in Ostrander report 41 jobs; 107 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Ostrander itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (40%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Ostrander
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Ostrander 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.
Out of Ostrander to work: where people go
Where Ostrander clocks in
40% of workers
17% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Ostrander
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ostrander, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 41. 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 Ostrander’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way for Ostrander’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ostrander workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 124 commuters (the 19% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ostrander
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.
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 Ostrander: questions
What is the median household income in Ostrander?
$74,063 (±$13,306) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ostrander?
13.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ostrander?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ostrander work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (40%, 28 mi), Spring Valley (17%, 6 mi), Grand Meadow (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ostrander without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ostrander, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ostrander
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.