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Jobs & commute in Gully

Gully has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each

Hardly any work in Gully; the top destination outside it is Fosston (14%, 14 miles). There are 14 jobs in Gully; 28 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 36 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Gully, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.

28live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night55
Workday41
55live here− 28head out to work+ 14come in to work= 41on a workday

About 41 people are in Gully on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.50jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where people from Gully work

GullyWinger: 1 residents work here (4%)Erskine: 1 residents work here (4%)Oklee: 1 residents work here (4%)Audubon: 1 residents work here (4%)Fosston: 4 residents work here (14%)Bagley: 3 residents work here (11%)BlackduckDilworthCrookston: 3 residents work here (11%)Bemidji: 2 residents work here (7%)Medina: 2 residents work here (7%)GwinnerTwin Lakes TownshipMantrap TownshipQueen TownshipPopple TownshipColumbia TownshipWoodside Township: 2 residents work here (7%)Terrebonne TownshipFosstonBagleyCrookstonBemidjiMedinaWoodside TownshipGully
1
Fosston14 mi away
14%4
2
Bagley19.7 mi away
11%3
3
Crookston45.7 mi away
11%3
4
Bemidji39.6 mi away
7%2
5
Medina212.6 mi away
7%2
6
Woodside Township25.6 mi away
7%2
7
Winger23.3 mi away
4%1
8
Erskine19.7 mi away
4%1
9
Oklee11.6 mi away
4%1
10
Audubon64.7 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%8
The top trips

Where Gully clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

36% of the jobs in Gully make or build things

Jobs based in GullyJobs Gully residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms36%11%
Trade, transport & utilities50%29%
Services: health, schools, offices14%61%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less29%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%21%
Over $3,333 a month21%57%

Who does it

29 or younger29%21%
30 to 5450%39%
55 and older21%39%
+75%

Jobs based in Gully, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 14. 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 Gully’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Gully: about 36 minutes

A year of commuting
276 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Gully36 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Gully workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Gully gets to work
83%Drive alone
7%Walk
10%Other

Share of the 29 commuters (the 0% 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

Miles to work from Gully

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFosston: 14% · 14 miBagley: 11% · 19.7 miCrookston: 11% · 45.7 miBemidji: 7% · 39.6 miMedina: 7% · 212.6 miWoodside Township: 7% · 25.6 miWinger: 4% · 23.3 miErskine: 4% · 19.7 miOklee: 4% · 11.6 miAudubon: 4% · 64.7 miFosston 14%Bagley 11%Crookston 11%Bemidji 7%Medina 7%Gully
GullyTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
46%10–24 mi13 residents
43%25–50 mi12 residents
11%Over 50 mi3 residents

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 to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Gully: questions

What is the median household income in Gully?

$40,735 (±$17,599) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Gully?

25.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Gully?

36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Gully work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fosston (14%, 14 mi), Bagley (11%, 20 mi), Crookston (11%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Gully without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Gully, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Gully

Gully home →

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.