A job hub: McGrath has 2.1 jobs per working resident, and 32 people come in to work
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota. Employers in McGrath report 32 jobs; 15 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in McGrath; the top destination outside it is Aitkin Township (20%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
McGrath on a workday afternoon
On a workday 15 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 59 people are in McGrath on a workday afternoon, 40% more 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 daily trip into McGrath
Where McGrath clocks in
20% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McGrath, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 32. 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 McGrath’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in McGrath
of McGrath workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 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 it is to work from McGrath
About 27% 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.
Around McGrath: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McGrath workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGrath | – | — | — | — | — |
| Williams Township | under 7% | — | — | 64 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Williams Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McGrath’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 McGrath: questions
What is the poverty rate in McGrath?
67.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in McGrath work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aitkin Township (20%, 31 mi), Kathio Township (13%, 22 mi), Pekin (7%, 433 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McGrath without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McGrath, from the people who make the trip.
More of McGrath
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.