Photo: Crown Star Images · CC BY 2.0Most of Grey Eagle Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute from Grey Eagle Township lasts 39 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). There are 35 jobs in Grey Eagle Township, and 209 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Grey Eagle Township itself; outside it, Sauk Centre draws the most (12%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Grey Eagle Township in brief
Grey Eagle Township is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Grey Eagle Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Grey Eagle Township has about 410 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Grey Eagle Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 34 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 209 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Grey Eagle Township on a workday
On a workday 206 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Grey Eagle Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
A commute of about 39 minutes in Grey Eagle Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grey Eagle 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.
The towns that employ Grey Eagle Township’s residents
Where Grey Eagle Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Grey Eagle Township: what the 35 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grey Eagle Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 35. 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 Eagle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Grey Eagle Township works
About 20% 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 Grey Eagle Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grey Eagle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey Eagle Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $94,875 |
| Burnhamville Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Birchdale Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Millwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Elmdale Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 34 min | $80,833 |
| Swanville Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Burnhamville Township, Birchdale Township and Swanville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Millwood Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grey Eagle 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 Eagle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grey Eagle Township?
$94,875 (±$11,843) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grey Eagle Township?
9.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grey Eagle Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grey Eagle Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sauk Centre (12%, 13 mi), Long Prairie (7%, 13 mi), St. Cloud (7%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grey Eagle 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 Grey Eagle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grey Eagle 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.