Most of Grey Cloud Island Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). There are 33 jobs in Grey Cloud Island Township for 162 working residents. Hardly any work in Grey Cloud Island Township itself; outside it, St. Paul draws the most (21%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Grey Cloud Island Township on a workday
On a workday 162 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Grey Cloud Island Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
The towns that employ Grey Cloud Island Township’s residents
Where Grey Cloud Island Township clocks in
21% of workers
9% 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.
Grey Cloud Island Township makes things: 64% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grey Cloud Island Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 33. 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 Grey Cloud Island Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grey Cloud Island Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 131 commuters (the 22% 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.
Where in the region Grey Cloud Island Township works
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.
Grey Cloud Island Township and its neighbors: 13% work next door
The biggest share goes to Cottage Grove (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grey Cloud Island Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey Cloud Island Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $125,833 |
| Cottage Grove | 9% | A | B− | 24 min | $120,791 |
| St. Paul Park | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 21 min | $100,642 |
| Inver Grove Heights | 4% | A | A | 22 min | $101,316 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grey Cloud Island 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 Grey Cloud Island Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grey Cloud Island Township?
$125,833 (±$18,496) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grey Cloud Island Township?
5.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grey Cloud Island Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grey Cloud Island Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Paul (21%, 11 mi), Cottage Grove (9%, 4 mi), Minneapolis (9%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grey Cloud Island Township without a car?
1% 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 Grey Cloud Island Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grey Cloud Island 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.