Glasgow Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Glasgow Township for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (22%, 28 miles). Glasgow Township has 3 jobs, and 134 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Glasgow Township by day and by night
On a workday 134 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Glasgow Township on a workday afternoon, 51% 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.
Where the trip to work from Glasgow Township ends
Where Glasgow Township clocks in
22% of workers
16% of workers
10% 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.
Glasgow Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glasgow Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 3. 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 Glasgow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes to work from Glasgow Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glasgow Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 12% 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 many miles Glasgow Township commutes
About 19% 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 Glasgow Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glasgow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $112,188 |
| Highland Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Pepin Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| West Albany Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Highland Township, Pepin Township and West Albany Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glasgow 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 Glasgow Township: questions
What is the median household income in Glasgow Township?
$112,188 (±$33,990) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glasgow Township?
0.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glasgow Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glasgow Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (22%, 28 mi), Wabasha (16%, 5 mi), Plainview (10%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glasgow Township 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 Glasgow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glasgow 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.