First National Bank · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer people are out of work in Tracy (0.6%) than in 97% of U.S. towns
About one in four stay in Tracy for work; outside it, Marshall is the main destination (28%, 17 miles). Tracy grades B− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. 10% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Tracy: the gist
28% of Tracy works in Marshall
255 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Marshall, 17 miles away. That’s more than work in Tracy itself. The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Tracy pay little
28% of the jobs based in Tracy pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 910 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Tracy’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Tracy is better than 48% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Tracy’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 9% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tracy could be anywhere from C to B+.
Out of Tracy to work: where people go
Where Tracy clocks in
28% of workers
2% 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.
Jobs in Tracy: what the 593 are
593 jobs are based in Tracy.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tracy, 2013 → 2023: 694 → 593. 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 Tracy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Tracy, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 671 residents head out to work, 239 work right here, and 354 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Tracy on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.65 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
From Tracy, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tracy workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 881 commuters (the 10% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Tracy
About 23% 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.
For most of Tracy, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tracy is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Tracy near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 979 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.3% of Tracy households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Tracy’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Tracy is 2,479th among 5,793 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Tonka Bay MN | 1,561 | $156K | 3.5% | 9.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | May Township MN | 2,638 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Stillwater Township MN | 1,831 | $162K | 3.4% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,477 | Hunlock Township PA | 2,286 | $70K | 6.0% | 4.6% | 3% | B− |
| 2,478 | Sunriver OR | 1,488 | $82K | 6.7% | 0.0% | 12% | B− |
| 2,479 | Tracy MN | 2,039 | $68K | 9.9% | 0.6% | 26% | B− |
| 2,480 | Malta Township IL | 1,528 | $85K | 17.7% | 2.1% | 4% | B− |
| 2,481 | Washington Township IN | 2,355 | $69K | 12.1% | 1.5% | 11% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Tracy, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns around Tracy
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tracy workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy | – | B− | B+ | 22 min | $67,788 |
| Monroe Township | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Monroe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tracy’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 Tracy: questions
What is the median household income in Tracy?
$67,788 (±$14,559) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tracy?
9.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tracy?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tracy work?
26% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (28%, 17 mi), Canby (2%, 46 mi), Redwood Falls (2%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tracy walkable?
Tracy is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tracy without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tracy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tracy
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.