Earning a living in Lowry
A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Hardly any work in Lowry; the top destination outside it is Glenwood (24%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Lowry
On a workday 127 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 143 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.13 per resident).
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 Lowry’s residents
Where Lowry clocks in
24% of workers
18% of workers
13% 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.
A place that makes things: 35% of Lowry’s jobs are in goods
144 jobs are based in Lowry.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lowry, 2013 → 2023: 97 → 144. 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 Lowry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Lowry: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lowry workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 185 commuters (the 4% 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 Lowry’s workers travel
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.
Lowry and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lowry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowry | – | — | — | 21 min | $80,000 |
| Ben Wade Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ben Wade Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lowry’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 Lowry: questions
What is the median household income in Lowry?
$80,000 (±$22,547) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lowry?
5.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lowry?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lowry work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glenwood (24%, 7 mi), Starbuck (18%, 6 mi), Alexandria (13%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lowry without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lowry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lowry
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.