McGregor Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation) · Photo: w:Flickr user LHOON · CC BY-SA 2.0McGregor has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
McGregor has 187 jobs, against 330 working residents. Only 3% work in McGregor itself; outside it, Prairie du Chien draws the most (19%, 3 miles). At home: 1% of workers have no commute at all (Iowa 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in McGregor: the gist
McGregor and Prairie du Chien trade workers both ways
Prairie du Chien is the top workplace for McGregor residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in McGregor come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from McGregor are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 20 across Iowa. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Iowa worker. Time on the road ↓
Few McGregor workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 11% across Iowa. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 330 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from McGregor work
Where McGregor clocks in
19% 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.
About 14 minutes each way, quicker than most of Iowa
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McGregor workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 319 commuters (the 1% who work from home are left out). Across Iowa: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who leaves McGregor for work, and who comes in
On a workday 321 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 178 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in McGregor on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Jobs in McGregor: what the 187 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McGregor, 2013 → 2023: 262 → 187. 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 McGregor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from McGregor
About 26% 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.
McGregor and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Marquette (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McGregor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGregor | – | — | — | 14 min | $57,361 |
| Marquette | 6% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marquette: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McGregor’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 McGregor: questions
What is the median household income in McGregor?
$57,361 (±$13,595) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,059 across Iowa and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McGregor?
12.4%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McGregor?
14 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Iowa and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McGregor work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Prairie du Chien (19%, 3 mi), Marquette (6%, 1 mi), Monona (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McGregor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McGregor, from the people who make the trip.
More of McGregor
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.