Gordon Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 8 jobs are based in Gordon Township for 265 working residents. Hardly any work in Gordon Township; the top destination outside it is Alexandria (16%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Gordon Township at work: what stands out
A workday in Gordon Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 265 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Gordon Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 Gordon Township goes to work
Where Gordon Township clocks in
16% of workers
11% 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.
Goods jobs make up 63% of work in Gordon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gordon Township, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 8. 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 Gordon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Gordon Township’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gordon Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 246 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Gordon 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.
Around Gordon Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Osakis (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gordon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $69,479 |
| Osakis | 3% | D | C+ | 25 min | $50,833 |
| Little Sauk Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Osakis Township | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| West Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Leslie Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Little Sauk Township: not graded. Osakis Township, West Union Township and Leslie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gordon 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 Gordon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gordon Township?
$69,479 (±$22,967) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gordon Township?
6.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gordon Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gordon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (16%, 15 mi), Long Prairie (11%, 12 mi), Sauk Centre (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gordon 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 Gordon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gordon 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.