Work and Jobs in Houston, Minnesota (MN) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in Houston are: Health care (10.7% of civilian employees), Educational services (10.0% of civilian employees), Transportation equipment (8.5% of civilian employees). 49.1% of workers work in Houston County and 9.4% of all workers work at home. 66.0% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 65.9% across the entire state of Minnesota.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Houston, Minnesota was 1,020 / 895
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Houston, Minnesota was 1,020 / 895
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Health care | 10.7% (48) | 2.8% (6) | 17.8% (42) |
| Educational services | 10.0% (45) | 7.5% (16) | 12.3% (29) |
| Transportation equipment | 8.5% (38) | 4.7% (10) | 11.9% (28) |
| Construction | 6.7% (30) | 13.2% (28) | 0.8% (2) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 6.7% (30) | 6.6% (14) | 6.8% (16) |
| Computer and electronic products | 4.5% (20) | 5.2% (11) | 3.8% (9) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4.2% (19) | 3.8% (8) | 4.7% (11) |
| Accommodation and food services | 3.6% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 6.8% (16) |
| Food and beverage stores | 3.1% (14) | 1.9% (4) | 4.2% (10) |
| Truck transportation | 3.1% (14) | 6.6% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 2.9% (13) | 2.4% (5) | 3.4% (8) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 2.2% (10) | 3.3% (7) | 1.3% (3) |
| Food | 2.2% (10) | 3.8% (8) | 0.8% (2) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.0% (9) | 2.4% (5) | 1.7% (4) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.0% (9) | 2.4% (5) | 1.7% (4) |
| Finance and insurance | 2.0% (9) | 0.5% (1) | 3.4% (8) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.8% (8) | 2.4% (5) | 1.3% (3) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.6% (7) | 3.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metal and metal products | 1.6% (7) | 3.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.6% (7) | 3.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Wood products | 1.3% (6) | 2.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.3% (6) | 2.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 1.1% (5) | 0.9% (2) | 1.3% (3) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.1% (5) | 0.9% (2) | 1.3% (3) |
| Social assistance | 1.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (5) |
| Public administration | 0.9% (4) | 1.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (4) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (4) |
| Apparel | 0.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (4) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.9% (4) | 0.9% (2) | 0.8% (2) |
| Utilities | 0.9% (4) | 0.9% (2) | 0.8% (2) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (3) | 1.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (3) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (3) | 1.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Private households | 0.7% (3) | 0.9% (2) | 0.4% (1) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (2) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (2) |
| Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (2) |
| Chemicals | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (2) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.4% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.4% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery | 0.4% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.4% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (2) |
Unemployment in Houston
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 8.7%Males
- 1.3%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 100.0%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 10.3%Males
- 4.9%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Houston: | 10.5% (31) |
| Minnesota: | 4.9% (120,781) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Houston: | 2.9% (9) |
| Minnesota: | 5.3% (131,116) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Houston: | 18.6% (55) |
| Minnesota: | 8.4% (206,641) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Houston: | 9.4% (28) |
| Minnesota: | 10.2% (249,032) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Houston: | 12.7% (38) |
| Minnesota: | 14.4% (352,698) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Houston: | 16.0% (48) |
| Minnesota: | 14.0% (344,046) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Houston: | 4.3% (13) |
| Minnesota: | 10.2% (250,244) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Houston: | 3.2% (10) |
| Minnesota: | 4.6% (113,732) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Houston: | 1.7% (5) |
| Minnesota: | 5.8% (143,250) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Houston: | 2.2% (7) |
| Minnesota: | 2.8% (69,598) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Houston: | 7.2% (22) |
| Minnesota: | 8.1% (199,389) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Houston: | 10.6% (32) |
| Minnesota: | 5.9% (144,679) |
<5am:
| Houston: | 2.0% (9) |
| Minnesota: | 2.8% (70,312) |
5:30am:
| Houston: | 5.6% (25) |
| Minnesota: | 2.8% (70,053) |
6am:
| Houston: | 2.3% (10) |
| Minnesota: | 4.7% (119,123) |
6:30am:
| Houston: | 16.0% (71) |
| Minnesota: | 8.1% (206,893) |
7am:
| Houston: | 7.4% (33) |
| Minnesota: | 10.8% (275,657) |
7:30am:
| Houston: | 15.1% (67) |
| Minnesota: | 14.6% (371,966) |
8am:
| Houston: | 16.2% (72) |
| Minnesota: | 16.2% (410,487) |
8:30am:
| Houston: | 10.8% (48) |
| Minnesota: | 9.2% (233,326) |
9am:
| Houston: | 2.0% (9) |
| Minnesota: | 4.3% (109,027) |
10am:
| Houston: | 4.3% (19) |
| Minnesota: | 4.6% (117,544) |
11am:
| Houston: | 1.4% (6) |
| Minnesota: | 1.9% (48,795) |
12pm:
| Houston: | 0.7% (3) |
| Minnesota: | 1.0% (25,041) |
4pm:
| Houston: | 7.4% (33) |
| Minnesota: | 7.7% (195,126) |
>4pm:
| Houston: | 4.5% (20) |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% (171,607) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 18.0% (28) |
| Minnesota: | 6.3% (82,514) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 25.7% (39) |
| Minnesota: | 9.7% (127,243) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 3.1% (5) |
| Minnesota: | 10.4% (136,365) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 14.7% (23) |
| Minnesota: | 13.7% (179,738) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 9.5% (15) |
| Minnesota: | 12.0% (158,107) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 1.3% (2) |
| Minnesota: | 9.4% (123,700) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 1.2% (2) |
| Minnesota: | 3.8% (49,970) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 2.0% (3) |
| Minnesota: | 5.3% (69,327) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 4.3% (7) |
| Minnesota: | 2.4% (32,133) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 9.0% (14) |
| Minnesota: | 8.1% (106,315) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Houston: | 11.0% (17) |
| Minnesota: | 5.9% (77,278) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 2.2% (3) |
| Minnesota: | 3.4% (38,267) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 6.0% (9) |
| Minnesota: | 3.9% (44,639) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 11.2% (16) |
| Minnesota: | 7.0% (79,398) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 16.1% (23) |
| Minnesota: | 9.9% (112,667) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 10.7% (15) |
| Minnesota: | 15.2% (172,960) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 23.0% (33) |
| Minnesota: | 16.4% (185,939) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 7.5% (11) |
| Minnesota: | 11.1% (126,544) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 5.4% (8) |
| Minnesota: | 5.6% (63,762) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 1.4% (2) |
| Minnesota: | 6.5% (73,923) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 5.4% (8) |
| Minnesota: | 8.2% (93,074) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Houston: | 10.2% (15) |
| Minnesota: | 5.9% (67,401) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.1%
Number of people working at home: 32 (9.4% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 32 (9.4% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Houston: | 8.4% (36) |
| Minnesota: | 4.2% (103,861) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Houston: | 22.3% (95) |
| Minnesota: | 12.0% (295,785) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Houston: | 18.6% (79) |
| Minnesota: | 15.5% (380,826) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Houston: | 14.7% (63) |
| Minnesota: | 16.5% (404,549) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Houston: | 9.0% (39) |
| Minnesota: | 15.0% (367,833) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Houston: | 12.0% (51) |
| Minnesota: | 7.4% (182,328) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Houston: | 9.7% (41) |
| Minnesota: | 12.0% (294,767) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Houston: | 0.6% (3) |
| Minnesota: | 3.1% (77,358) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Houston: | 3.8% (16) |
| Minnesota: | 5.7% (139,792) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Houston: | 1.2% (5) |
| Minnesota: | 3.3% (81,373) |
90 or more minutes:
| Houston: | 0.5% (2) |
| Minnesota: | 1.9% (47,134) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Houston: | 8.8% (39) |
| Minnesota: | 4.4% (112,704) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Houston: | 21.6% (96) |
| Minnesota: | 13.3% (338,699) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Houston: | 5.4% (24) |
| Minnesota: | 15.9% (403,004) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Houston: | 6.3% (28) |
| Minnesota: | 15.1% (384,560) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Houston: | 9.2% (41) |
| Minnesota: | 14.4% (365,773) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Houston: | 6.5% (29) |
| Minnesota: | 6.2% (158,419) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Houston: | 10.6% (47) |
| Minnesota: | 11.1% (282,272) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Houston: | 7.7% (34) |
| Minnesota: | 2.5% (63,572) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Houston: | 3.4% (15) |
| Minnesota: | 2.9% (74,188) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Houston: | 7.0% (31) |
| Minnesota: | 5.3% (133,528) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Houston: | 6.8% (30) |
| Minnesota: | 2.7% (69,503) |
90 or more minutes:
| Houston: | 2.5% (11) |
| Minnesota: | 1.5% (38,735) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 9.6% (13) |
| Minnesota: | 4.1% (54,466) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 28.2% (39) |
| Minnesota: | 11.1% (146,289) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 10.1% (14) |
| Minnesota: | 14.4% (189,693) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 12.2% (17) |
| Minnesota: | 15.5% (204,410) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 8.7% (12) |
| Minnesota: | 15.1% (199,117) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 15.6% (22) |
| Minnesota: | 7.3% (96,577) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 4.0% (6) |
| Minnesota: | 12.5% (163,847) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 2.0% (3) |
| Minnesota: | 3.4% (44,588) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 7.0% (10) |
| Minnesota: | 6.4% (83,892) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 1.3% (2) |
| Minnesota: | 4.1% (53,961) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Houston: | 1.5% (2) |
| Minnesota: | 2.4% (31,003) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 7.9% (23) |
| Minnesota: | 4.3% (49,395) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 19.4% (56) |
| Minnesota: | 13.1% (149,496) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 22.8% (65) |
| Minnesota: | 16.7% (191,133) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 16.1% (46) |
| Minnesota: | 17.5% (200,139) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 9.1% (26) |
| Minnesota: | 14.8% (168,716) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 10.4% (30) |
| Minnesota: | 7.5% (85,751) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 12.5% (36) |
| Minnesota: | 11.5% (130,920) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 2.3% (7) |
| Minnesota: | 4.9% (55,900) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Houston: | 1.1% (3) |
| Minnesota: | 2.4% (27,412) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Houston: | 85.5% (380) |
| Minnesota: | 83.6% (951,223) |
Carpooled:
| Houston: | 8.6% (38) |
| Minnesota: | 9.2% (113,324) |
Bicycle:
| Houston: | 0.7% (3) |
| Minnesota: | 0.6% (4,411) |
Walked:
| Houston: | 5.2% (23) |
| Minnesota: | 3.0% (35,804) |
Drove car alone:
| Houston: | 64.9% (288) |
| Minnesota: | 77.6% (1,971,668) |
Carpooled:
| Houston: | 19.1% (85) |
| Minnesota: | 10.4% (264,690) |
Bicycle:
| Houston: | 0.9% (4) |
| Minnesota: | 0.4% (10,096) |
Walked:
| Houston: | 10.8% (48) |
| Minnesota: | 3.3% (84,148) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Houston: | 82.6% (120) |
| Minnesota: | 84.0% (951,223) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Houston: | 6.2% (9) |
| Minnesota: | 8.7% (113,324) |
Bicycle - Males:
| Houston: | 1.4% (2) |
| Minnesota: | 0.7% (4,411) |
Walked - Males:
| Houston: | 9.7% (14) |
| Minnesota: | 3.0% (35,804) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Houston: | 86.9% (261) |
| Minnesota: | 83.2% (951,223) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Houston: | 9.7% (29) |
| Minnesota: | 9.9% (113,324) |
Bicycle - Females:
| Houston: | 0.3% (1) |
| Minnesota: | 0.4% (4,411) |
Walked - Females:
| Houston: | 3.0% (9) |
| Minnesota: | 3.1% (35,804) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Houston: | 88.3% (243) |
| Minnesota: | 90.0% (2,050,351) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Houston: | 5.7% (16) |
| Minnesota: | 7.3% (166,995) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Houston: | 5.3% (15) |
| Minnesota: | 1.6% (35,947) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Houston: | 0.8% (2) |
| Minnesota: | 0.6% (14,494) |
Drove alone:
| Houston: | 77.2% (288) |
| Minnesota: | 88.2% (1,971,668) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Houston: | 16.9% (63) |
| Minnesota: | 9.6% (215,251) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Houston: | 4.8% (18) |
| Minnesota: | 1.4% (31,043) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Houston: | 1.1% (4) |
| Minnesota: | 0.5% (10,144) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Houston: | 66.0% (235) |
| Minnesota: | 65.9% (1,982,190) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Houston: | 1.1% (4) |
| Minnesota: | 4.0% (119,417) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Houston: | 11.9% (42) |
| Minnesota: | 12.1% (364,175) |
Local government workers:
| Houston: | 7.4% (26) |
| Minnesota: | 7.5% (226,630) |
State government workers:
| Houston: | 5.4% (19) |
| Minnesota: | 3.4% (102,331) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Houston: | 8.2% (29) |
| Minnesota: | 5.3% (160,154) |
Employee of private company:
| Houston: | 67.9% (304) |
| Minnesota: | 67.7% (1,747,303) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Houston: | 2.2% (10) |
| Minnesota: | 3.3% (85,391) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Houston: | 10.3% (46) |
| Minnesota: | 9.4% (241,738) |
Local government workers:
| Houston: | 7.4% (33) |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% (175,282) |
State government workers:
| Houston: | 2.9% (13) |
| Minnesota: | 4.0% (101,959) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Houston: | 8.5% (38) |
| Minnesota: | 6.9% (178,586) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Houston: | 0.9% (4) |
| Minnesota: | 0.3% (8,096) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Houston: | 80.0% (145) |
| Minnesota: | 71.5% (1,128,925) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Houston: | 2.2% (4) |
| Minnesota: | 5.0% (79,524) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Houston: | 6.1% (11) |
| Minnesota: | 7.4% (117,071) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Houston: | 4.4% (8) |
| Minnesota: | 5.3% (83,941) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Houston: | 7.2% (13) |
| Minnesota: | 6.0% (94,953) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Houston: | 51.4% (90) |
| Minnesota: | 59.6% (853,265) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Houston: | 17.9% (31) |
| Minnesota: | 17.3% (247,104) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Houston: | 10.4% (18) |
| Minnesota: | 10.0% (142,689) |
State government workers - Females:
| Houston: | 11.0% (19) |
| Minnesota: | 4.0% (57,636) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Houston: | 9.2% (16) |
| Minnesota: | 4.6% (65,201) |