Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY 2.0How McGregor Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Only 2% work in McGregor Township itself; outside it, McGregor draws the most (12%, 3 miles). 8% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. McGregor Township has 78 jobs for 52 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in McGregor Township by day
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in McGregor Township on a workday afternoon, 26% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 McGregor Township
Where McGregor Township clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
72% of the jobs in McGregor Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McGregor Township, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 78. 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 McGregor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in McGregor Township
of McGregor Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11 commuters (the 8% 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 commute from McGregor Township, by distance
About 40% 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.
Bordering towns draw 20% of McGregor Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McGregor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGregor Township | – | — | — | — | $38,125 |
| McGregor | 12% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Clark Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Shamrock Township | 8% | C | C | 36 min | $70,903 |
| Jevne Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Spalding Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McGregor, Clark Township, Jevne Township and Spalding Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to McGregor. Darker towns draw more of McGregor 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 McGregor Township: questions
What is the median household income in McGregor Township?
$38,125 (±$7,270) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McGregor Township?
10.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in McGregor Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McGregor (12%, 3 mi), Shamrock Township (8%, 6 mi), Superior (6%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McGregor 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 McGregor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of McGregor 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.