Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY-SA 4.0Wright has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 20 jobs in Wright; 74 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Wright; the top destination outside it is Moose Lake (16%, 19 miles). A typical one-way commute from Wright lasts 29 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Wright, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 74 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Wright on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where the trip to work from Wright ends
Where Wright clocks in
16% 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.
The kinds of work in Wright
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wright, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 20. 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 Wright’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes to work from Wright
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wright workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 commuters (the 12% 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 Wright goes to work
About 30% 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.
Next door to Wright
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wright workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright | – | — | — | 29 min | $59,375 |
| Lakeview Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lakeview Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wright’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 Wright: questions
What is the median household income in Wright?
$59,375 (±$33,134) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wright?
29.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wright?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wright work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moose Lake (16%, 19 mi), Cloquet (12%, 24 mi), Duluth (11%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wright without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wright, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wright
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.