Photo: Myotus · CC BY-SA 4.0Remer draws 284 commuters a day, with 2.1 jobs for every working resident
306 jobs are based in Remer, against 145 working residents. About one in seven stay in Remer for work; outside it, Grand Rapids is the main destination (18%, 22 miles). 11% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Remer on a workday afternoon
On a workday 123 residents head out to work and 22 work right here.
About 540 people are in Remer on a workday afternoon, 42% more 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.
The daily trip into Remer
Where Remer clocks in
18% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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 kinds of work in Remer
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Remer, 2013 → 2023: 408 → 306. 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 Remer’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 15 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Remer workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 144 commuters (the 11% 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 far Remer’s workers travel
About 32% 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.
Next door to Remer
The biggest share goes to Remer Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Remer workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remer | – | — | — | 15 min | $49,500 |
| Slater Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Remer Township | 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Slater Township and Remer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Remer’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 Remer: questions
What is the median household income in Remer?
$49,500 (±$10,045) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Remer?
15.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Remer?
15 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Remer work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (18%, 22 mi), Crooked Lake Township (6%, 16 mi), Duluth (5%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Remer without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Remer, from the people who make the trip.
More of Remer
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.