Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY 2.0McGregor draws 507 commuters a day, with 3.3 jobs for every working resident
9% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%. 524 jobs are based in McGregor; 159 of its residents have a job. About one in ten stay in McGregor for work; outside it, Duluth is the main destination (6%, 56 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in McGregor: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 142 residents head out to work and 17 work right here.
About 740 people are in McGregor on a workday afternoon, 98% 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 McGregor
Where McGregor clocks in
6% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
In McGregor, 30% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McGregor, 2013 → 2023: 331 → 524. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from McGregor: about 15 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McGregor workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 125 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where in the region McGregor works
About 39% 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.
Next door to McGregor
The biggest share goes to Jevne Township (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McGregor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGregor | – | — | — | 15 min | $26,250 |
| Jevne Township | 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| McGregor Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jevne Township and McGregor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McGregor’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: questions
What is the median household income in McGregor?
$26,250 (±$14,722) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McGregor?
32.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McGregor?
15 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McGregor work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Duluth (6%, 56 mi), Hinckley (5%, 45 mi), Sandstone (4%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McGregor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McGregor, from the people who make the trip.
More of McGregor
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.