Photo: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer people are out of work in Glencoe (3.4%) than in 63% of U.S. towns
Glencoe grades B− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. About one in four work in Glencoe; the top destination outside it is Hutchinson (8%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Glencoe stands out on work
The four measures behind Glencoe’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Glencoe is better than 51% of U.S. towns, #194 of 273 in Minnesota. Unemployment holds Glencoe’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 41% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Glencoe could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Who leaves Glencoe for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,015 residents head out to work, 719 work right here, and 2,122 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.04 per resident).
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 towns that employ Glencoe’s residents
Where Glencoe clocks in
8% of workers
4% 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.
What the 2,841 jobs in Glencoe are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glencoe, 2013 → 2023: 2,494 → 2,841. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for Glencoe’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glencoe workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,832 commuters (the 5% 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 it is to work from Glencoe
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.
The commute in Glencoe is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Glencoe is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns, #130 of 273 in Minnesota. Both inputs place Glencoe near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,975 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.8% of Glencoe households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Glencoe’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,561 U.S. towns of 3,900 to 7,600, Glencoe comes 1,915th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Elko New Market MN | 5,300 | $152K | 1.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Hanover MN | 4,392 | $157K | 0.6% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | West Lakeland Township MN | 3,931 | $216K | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,913 | Kahaluu-Keauhou HI | 5,150 | $96K | 8.6% | 3.9% | 5% | B− |
| 1,914 | Aspen CO | 6,489 | $74K | 10.6% | 2.4% | 51% | B− |
| 1,915 | Glencoe MN | 5,632 | $71K | 9.2% | 3.4% | 26% | B− |
| 1,916 | Ellwood City PA | 7,362 | $67K | 9.5% | 4.3% | 12% | B− |
| 1,917 | Claverack NY | 5,980 | $74K | 7.8% | 3.2% | 13% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,561 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Glencoe, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Around Glencoe: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glencoe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe | – | B− | B+ | 25 min | $71,356 |
| Glencoe Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Helen Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glencoe Township and Helen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glencoe’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: questions
What is the median household income in Glencoe?
$71,356 (±$9,849) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glencoe?
9.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glencoe?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glencoe work?
26% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hutchinson (8%, 14 mi), Waconia (6%, 18 mi), Eden Prairie (4%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Glencoe walkable?
Glencoe is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Glencoe without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glencoe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glencoe
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.