Jobs, income and commuting in Trail, MN
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Hardly any stay in Trail for work; outside it, Crookston is the main destination (29%, 42 miles). Trail has 5 jobs; 7 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Trail by day
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 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.
0.71 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.
Where Trail’s working residents head each day
Where Trail clocks in
29% 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 Trail, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 5. 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 Trail’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Trail
of Trail workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4 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 Trail
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.
How Trail compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trail workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail | – | — | — | — | $60,000 |
| Gully Township | under 15% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Chester Township | under 15% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gully Township and Chester Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trail’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 Trail: questions
What is the median household income in Trail?
$60,000 (±$19,989) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trail?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Trail work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crookston (29%, 42 mi), Erskine (14%, 17 mi), McIntosh (14%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Trail 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 Trail, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trail
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.