Photo: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0Glencoe Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Glencoe Township has 90 jobs for 256 working residents. Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average; the Minnesota average is 23, the U.S. 26. 8% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Glencoe Township and work: the main findings
Glencoe Township and Glencoe trade workers both ways
Glencoe is the top workplace for Glencoe Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Glencoe Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Glencoe Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 256 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
16% of working residents work in Glencoe
Where Glencoe Township clocks in
16% of workers
9% 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.
Commuting from Glencoe Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glencoe Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 259 commuters (the 8% 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.
Who works in Glencoe Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 254 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Glencoe 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.
34% of the jobs in Glencoe Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glencoe Township, 2013 → 2023: 270 → 90. 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 Glencoe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Glencoe Township goes to work
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.
16% of Glencoe Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glencoe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $115,682 |
| Glencoe | 16% | B− | B+ | 25 min | $71,356 |
| Sumter Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Helen Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| New Auburn Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Rich Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Green Isle Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sumter Township, Helen Township, New Auburn Township, Rich Valley Township and Green Isle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Glencoe. Darker towns draw more of Glencoe 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 Glencoe Township: questions
What is the median household income in Glencoe Township?
$115,682 (±$31,895) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glencoe Township?
4.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glencoe Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glencoe Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glencoe (16%, 2 mi), Hutchinson (9%, 12 mi), Waconia (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glencoe Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glencoe Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glencoe 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.