Work means Thief River Falls for more than half of St. Hilaire’s working residents
Hardly any work in St. Hilaire; the top destination outside it is Thief River Falls (58%, 7 miles). For 8% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%. The trip to work takes 16 minutes on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of St. Hilaire
On a workday 145 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in St. Hilaire on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.64 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of St. Hilaire: the destinations
Where St. Hilaire clocks in
3% 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 93 jobs based in St. Hilaire
93 jobs are based in St. Hilaire.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Hilaire, 2014 → 2024: 125 → 93. 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 St. Hilaire’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 16 minutes to work from St. Hilaire
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Hilaire workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 148 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.
Half of St. Hilaire commutes less than 8 miles
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 to St. Hilaire
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Hilaire workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Hilaire | – | — | — | 16 min | $75,000 |
| River Falls Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Black River Township | under 2% | — | — | 8 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. River Falls Township and Black River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Hilaire’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 St. Hilaire: questions
What is the median household income in St. Hilaire?
$75,000 (±$49,899) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Hilaire?
5.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Hilaire?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Hilaire work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around St. Hilaire without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Hilaire, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Hilaire
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.