Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Gorton Township
Home is the office for 35% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Hardly any work in Gorton Township itself; outside it, Alexandria draws the most (24%, 39 miles). There are 11 jobs in Gorton Township, and 17 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Gorton Township
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40 people are in Gorton Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.65 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Gorton Township to work: where people go
Where Gorton Township clocks in
24% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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, not services: 100% of the jobs in Gorton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gorton Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 11. 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 Gorton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Gorton Township
of Gorton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 commuters (the 35% 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.
Half of Gorton Township commutes less than 36 miles
About 29% 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.
How Gorton Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gorton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorton Township | – | — | — | — | $136,250 |
| Redpath Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Delaware Township | under 6% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 6% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Redpath Township, Delaware Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gorton 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Gorton Township workers work outside Minnesota. The job records count 18% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Gorton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gorton Township?
$136,250 (±$28,559) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gorton Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Gorton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (24%, 39 mi), Fergus Falls (12%, 28 mi), Elbow Lake (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gorton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gorton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gorton 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.