Redby at work: jobs, income and the commute
There are 261 jobs in Redby, and 188 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. The average commute takes 11 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Redby on a workday afternoon
On a workday 167 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 240 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.39 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
38% of working residents work in Red Lake
Where Redby clocks in
6% 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 Redby’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Redby, 2013 → 2023: 285 → 261. 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 Redby’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 11 minutes each way for Redby’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Redby workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 432 commuters (the 0% 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.
Redby’s commute, mile by mile
About 27% 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.
Bordering towns draw 38% of Redby’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Redby workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redby | – | — | — | 11 min | $57,059 |
| Red Lake | 38% | — | — | 6 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Red Lake: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Red Lake. Darker towns draw more of Redby’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 Redby: questions
What is the median household income in Redby?
$57,059 (±$46,285) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Redby?
22.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Redby?
11 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Redby work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Red Lake (38%, 5 mi), Minneapolis (6%, 215 mi), Wyandotte Township (4%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Redby without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Redby, from the people who make the trip.
More of Redby
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.