More people are out of work in Pine City (8.3%) than in 89% of U.S. towns
4% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota. Pine City grades D for jobs and income and B for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Pine City: the gist
Pine City is where the jobs are
Pine City has 2,244 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Few Pine City workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Pine City workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Pine City: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pine City is better than 11% of U.S. towns, #264 of 273 in Minnesota. The poverty rate holds Pine City’s grade up (12.4%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pine City could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Who commutes out of Pine City, and who commutes in
On a workday 940 residents head out to work, 355 work right here, and 1,889 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,800 people are in Pine City on a workday afternoon, 25% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Pine City
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pine City workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,424 commuters (the 4% 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.
The towns that send workers to Pine City
Where Pine City clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
What Pine City’s employers do
2,244 jobs are based in Pine City.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine City, 2013 → 2023: 2,214 → 2,244. 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 Pine City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Pine City
About 26% 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.
Getting around Pine City: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pine City is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #158 of 273 in Minnesota. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.6% of 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 1,488 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 17.6% of Pine City households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pine City’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,833rd of 4,264: where Pine City ranks among U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,831 | Waynesburg PA | 3,631 | $54K | 15.1% | 9.2% | 12% | D |
| 3,832 | Wapato WA | 4,469 | $52K | 24.5% | 7.9% | 13% | D |
| 3,833 | Pine City MN | 3,820 | $52K | 12.4% | 8.3% | 27% | D |
| 3,834 | Wadena MN | 4,341 | $56K | 17.7% | 6.2% | 38% | D |
| 3,835 | Pike Township MO | 3,577 | $61K | 18.3% | 6.7% | 24% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Pine City, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Around Pine City: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine City | – | D | B | 29 min | $52,056 |
| Pine City Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 32 min | $85,536 |
| Pokegama Township | under 2% | B− | C | 37 min | $77,888 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pine City’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 Pine City: questions
What is the median household income in Pine City?
$52,056 (±$8,234) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine City?
12.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine City?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine City work?
27% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hinckley (5%, 12 mi), Rush City (4%, 11 mi), North Branch (4%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pine City walkable?
Pine City is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pine City without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pine City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine City
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.