Jobs and the daily commute in Russell
The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Only 3% work in Russell itself; outside it, Marshall draws the most (37%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 146 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 121 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 (0.83 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 towns that employ Russell’s residents
Where Russell clocks in
37% of workers
7% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
125 jobs are based in Russell.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Russell, 2014 → 2024: 146 → 125. 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 Russell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Russell: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Russell workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 138 commuters (the 8% 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 Russell’s workers travel
About 17% 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.
Around Russell: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Russell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell | – | — | — | 26 min | $57,083 |
| Lyons Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Coon Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lyons Township and Coon Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Russell’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Russell: questions
What is the median household income in Russell?
$57,083 (±$17,101) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Russell?
5.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Russell?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Russell work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (37%, 12 mi), Tracy (9%, 17 mi), Tyler (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Russell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Russell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Russell
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.