Gorman Township draws 429 commuters a day, with 1.9 jobs for every working resident
There are 438 jobs in Gorman Township, and 228 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% work in Gorman Township itself; outside it, Perham draws the most (27%, 6 miles). Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Gorman Township, in a few figures
Gorman Township makes and builds things
100% of the jobs based in Gorman Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Gorman Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 39%. The jobs ↓
Gorman Township is the work center of its corner
Every town that borders Gorman Township (Hobart Township, Perham Township, Silver Leaf Township, Corliss Township and Edna Township) has fewer jobs than working residents, while Gorman Township has 1.9 per resident. Next door ↓
Gorman Township and Perham trade workers both ways
Perham is the top workplace for Gorman Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Gorman Township come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 228 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
100% of the jobs in Gorman Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gorman Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 438. 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 Gorman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Gorman Township’s workforce comes from
Where Gorman Township clocks in
27% of workers
15% 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.
How many people are in Gorman Township by day
On a workday 219 residents head out to work and 9 work right here.
About 720 people are in Gorman Township on a workday afternoon, 41% more 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.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Gorman Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gorman Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 253 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.
How far Gorman 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.
Next door to Gorman Township
The biggest share goes to Hobart Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gorman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorman Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $103,750 |
| Hobart Township | 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Perham Township | under 2% | B− | D | 15 min | $103,558 |
| Silver Leaf Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Corliss Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Edna Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hobart Township, Silver Leaf Township, Corliss Township and Edna Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gorman 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 Gorman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gorman Township?
$103,750 (±$29,192) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gorman Township?
10.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gorman Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gorman Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Perham (27%, 6 mi), Detroit Lakes (15%, 15 mi), New York Mills (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gorman 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 Gorman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gorman 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.