Church of Sts. Peter and Paul-Catholic · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Gilman has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 11% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Gilman has 13 jobs; 110 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Gilman itself; outside it, St. Cloud draws the most (33%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Gilman, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Gilman on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Out of Gilman to work: where people go
Where Gilman clocks in
33% of workers
5% 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.
Making and building: 46% of jobs based in Gilman
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gilman, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 13. 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 Gilman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 25 minutes from Gilman
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gilman workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 110 commuters (the 11% 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 Gilman’s workers travel
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.
How Gilman compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Gilmanton Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gilman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilman | – | — | — | 25 min | $93,750 |
| Alberta Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Gilmanton Township | 4% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Alberta Township and Gilmanton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gilman’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 Gilman: questions
What is the median household income in Gilman?
$93,750 (±$32,900) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gilman?
4.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gilman?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gilman work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Cloud (33%, 18 mi), Foley (9%, 6 mi), Sauk Rapids (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gilman 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 Gilman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilman
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.