Earning a living in Gray Township
Commuters spend 16 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Only 2% stay in Gray Township for work; outside it, Pipestone is the main destination (28%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Gray Township
On a workday 116 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Gray Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.63 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.
Where the trip to work from Gray Township ends
Where Gray Township clocks in
10% 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.
Making and building: 49% of jobs based in Gray Township
74 jobs are based in Gray Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gray Township, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 74. 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 Gray Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Gray Township, about 16 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gray Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 123 commuters (the 2% 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.
Gray Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Gray Township and its neighbors: 31% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gray Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $133,250 |
| Pipestone | 28% | C+ | A− | 13 min | $67,568 |
| Hatfield | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Burke Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Elmer Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Grange Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Sweet Township | 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Rock Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hatfield, Burke Township, Elmer Township, Grange Township, Sweet Township and Rock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pipestone. Darker towns draw more of Gray 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 Gray Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gray Township?
$133,250 (±$32,545) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gray Township?
1.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gray Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gray Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pipestone (28%, 3 mi), Sioux Falls (14%, 39 mi), Edgerton (10%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gray 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 Gray Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gray 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.