With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Sobieski works elsewhere
Sobieski has 15 jobs, and 95 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Sobieski; the top destination outside it is Little Falls (18%, 8 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 41 minutes, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Sobieski
On a workday 95 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Sobieski on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer 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.
Commuting out of Sobieski: the destinations
Where Sobieski clocks in
18% of workers
11% 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.
Jobs in Sobieski: what the 15 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sobieski, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 15. 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 Sobieski’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 41 minutes each way for Sobieski’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sobieski workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 commuters (the 13% 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.
The commute from Sobieski, by distance
About 15% 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.
The towns around Sobieski
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sobieski workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sobieski | – | — | — | 41 min | $76,250 |
| Swan River Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Pike Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Swan River Township and Pike Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sobieski’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 Sobieski: questions
What is the median household income in Sobieski?
$76,250 (±$43,567) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sobieski?
5.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sobieski?
41 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sobieski work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little Falls (18%, 8 mi), St. Cloud (11%, 31 mi), Swanville (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sobieski 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 Sobieski, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sobieski
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.