Zumbro Parkway Bridge · Photo: Mazzmn at English Wikipedia · Public domainMaking a living in Zumbro Falls
A typical one-way commute lasts 42 minutes; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. 10% of workers work from home (Minnesota 18%). Only 1% stay in Zumbro Falls for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (33%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Zumbro Falls by day
On a workday 71 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 60 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 (0.85 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Zumbro Falls’ residents
Where Zumbro Falls clocks in
33% 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.
What work there is in Zumbro Falls: 61 jobs
61 jobs are based in Zumbro Falls.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Zumbro Falls, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 61. 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 Zumbro Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 42 minutes to work from Zumbro Falls
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Zumbro Falls workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 95 commuters (the 10% 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 Zumbro Falls’ 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Zumbro Falls
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Zumbro Falls workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zumbro Falls | – | — | — | 42 min | $93,542 |
| Zumbro Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Chester Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Gillford Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Hyde Park Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Zumbro Township, Chester Township, Gillford Township and Hyde Park Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Zumbro Falls’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 Zumbro Falls: questions
What is the median household income in Zumbro Falls?
$93,542 (±$6,399) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Zumbro Falls?
2.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Zumbro Falls?
42 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Zumbro Falls work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (33%, 19 mi), Zumbrota (8%, 12 mi), Pine Island (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Zumbro Falls without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Zumbro Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zumbro Falls
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.