Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Willmar draws about half of Pennock’s working residents
The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Hardly any work in Pennock itself; outside it, Willmar draws the most (50%, 6 miles). Pennock has 44 jobs, against 236 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Pennock in brief
More than half of Pennock works in Willmar
118 working residents, 50%, have their main job in Willmar, 5.9 miles away. That’s 50 times as many as work in Pennock itself. The commute map ↓
Pennock is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Pennock, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pennock has about 290 people in it, 40% 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 236 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Pennock work
Where Pennock clocks in
50% of workers
2% of workers
2% 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.
Pennock on a workday afternoon
On a workday 234 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Pennock on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.19 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.
Jobs in Pennock: what the 44 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pennock, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 44. 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 Pennock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Pennock spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pennock workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 261 commuters (the 14% 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 Pennock 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.
Work in the towns next to Pennock
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pennock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennock | – | — | — | 20 min | $72,031 |
| St. Johns Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Mamre Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Johns Township and Mamre Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pennock’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 Pennock: questions
What is the median household income in Pennock?
$72,031 (±$25,899) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pennock?
12.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pennock?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pennock work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Pennock 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 Pennock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pennock
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.