With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Gales Township works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. There are 24 jobs in Gales Township, against 75 working residents. Only 1% work in Gales Township itself; outside it, Marshall draws the most (16%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Gales Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 74 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Gales Township 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.
The places Gales Township commutes to
Where Gales Township clocks in
16% 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.
83% of the jobs in Gales Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gales Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 24. 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 Gales Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Gales Township takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gales Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51 commuters (the 14% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Gales Township
About 27% 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 Gales Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gales Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gales Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $103,750 |
| Amiret Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Westline Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Johnsonville Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Springdale Township | under 3% | — | — | 10 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Amiret Township, Westline Township, Johnsonville Township and Springdale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gales Township’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 Gales Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gales Township?
$103,750 (±$34,874) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gales Township?
9.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gales Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gales Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (16%, 15 mi), Walnut Grove (8%, 8 mi), Milroy (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gales Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gales Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gales Township
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.