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Jobs & commute in Revere

Work and commuting in Revere

Only 7% work in Revere; the top destination outside it is Lamberton (21%, 5 miles). 11% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. A typical one-way commute lasts 13 minutes; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Revere, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 27 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.

27live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
32work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night88
Workday93
88live here− 27head out to work+ 32come in to work= 93on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
1.17jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (1.17 per resident).

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Revere: the destinations

Milroy: 1 residents work here (3%)Vesta: 1 residents work here (3%)RevereMorgan: 2 residents work here (7%)Lamberton: 6 residents work here (21%)Wabasso: 1 residents work here (3%)Fulda: 1 residents work here (3%)Walnut GroveHeron LakeLake Crystal: 1 residents work here (3%)SpringfieldSleepy EyeSanborn: 2 residents work here (7%)Windom: 1 residents work here (3%)MankatoNorth Hero TownshipCharlestown TownshipLambertonMorganSanbornMilroyVestaWabassoRevere
1
Lamberton4.7 mi away
21%6
2
Revere (in town)right here
7%2
3
Morgan25.4 mi away
7%2
4
Sanborn11.5 mi away
7%2
5
Milroy16.6 mi away
3%1
6
Vesta19.9 mi away
3%1
7
Wabasso13.6 mi away
3%1
8
Fulda27.3 mi away
3%1
9
Lake Crystal57.2 mi away
3%1
10
Windom26.9 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%11
The top trips

Where Revere clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

What the 34 jobs in Revere are

34 jobs are based in Revere.

Jobs based in RevereJobs Revere residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms21%38%
Trade, transport & utilities35%31%
Services: health, schools, offices44%31%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less18%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month35%17%
Over $3,333 a month47%72%

Who does it

29 or younger9%10%
30 to 5453%66%
55 and older38%24%
+21%

Jobs based in Revere, 2014 → 2024: 28 → 34. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Revere’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Revere spends getting to work: about 13 minutes

A year of commuting
103 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Revere13 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
11%

of Revere workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Revere gets to work
62%Drive alone
12%Carpool
19%Transit
6%Walk

Share of the 16 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

Half of Revere commutes less than 20 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi65 miLamberton: 21% · 4.7 miMorgan: 7% · 25.4 miSanborn: 7% · 11.5 miMilroy: 3% · 16.6 miVesta: 3% · 19.9 miWabasso: 3% · 13.6 miFulda: 3% · 27.3 miLake Crystal: 3% · 57.2 miWindom: 3% · 26.9 miLamberton 21%Morgan 7%Sanborn 7%Milroy 3%Vesta 3%Revere
RevereTop destinations (size = commuters)
34%Under 10 mi10 residents
24%10–24 mi7 residents
21%25–50 mi6 residents
21%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 21% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Revere and the towns next door

North Hero Township: few work hereNorth Hero TownshipRevere
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownRevere workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Revere–——13 min$61,250
North Hero Townshipunder 4%——16 min—

Same-state neighbors only. North Hero Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Revere’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Revere: questions

What is the median household income in Revere?

$61,250 (±$26,508) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Revere?

34.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Revere?

13 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Revere work?

7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lamberton (21%, 5 mi), Morgan (7%, 25 mi), Sanborn (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Revere without a car?

19% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Revere, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Revere

Revere home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.