Warroad draws about half of Roosevelt’s working residents
Commuters spend 17 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. For 2% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%. Hardly any stay in Roosevelt for work; outside it, Warroad is the main destination (46%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Roosevelt quiets down on a workday
On a workday 79 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 68 people are in Roosevelt on a workday afternoon, 54% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where people from Roosevelt work
Where Roosevelt clocks in
46% of workers
15% 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.
About 17 minutes to work from Roosevelt
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roosevelt workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 commuters (the 2% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Roosevelt
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.
How Roosevelt compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roosevelt workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt | – | — | — | 17 min | $68,036 |
| Laona Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Laona Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roosevelt’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 Roosevelt: questions
What is the median household income in Roosevelt?
$68,036 (±$8,416) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roosevelt?
4.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roosevelt?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roosevelt work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Roosevelt without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 21% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roosevelt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roosevelt
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.