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GarvinMN

A town of 114.

Population
114
residents
Median home value
$66K
Census ACS
Household income
$43K
median
Median age
44.4
years
Jobs based here
9
A commuter town
Small town

114 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Garvin

Most working residents leave Garvin for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Marshall (43%), Tracy (11%) and Russell (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Garvin0%
Marshall43%
Tracy11%
Russell5%
Pipestone4%
17 mi
median commute distance
9
jobs based in Garvin
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Garvin has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–26°
Spring34–54°
Summer59–80°
Fall37–57°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Garvin is

Garvin beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
What stands outGarvinMN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth11.5%8.9%
More smokers16.7%13.1%
Sanford Tracy Medical Center
7.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.

60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
60High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Garvin is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Garvin: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 187 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Garvin City Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Garvin for work

Where Garvin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

43% → Marshall Marshall 43% 11% → Tracy Tracy 11% 5% → Russell Russell 5% 4% → Pipestone Pipestone 4% 2% → Wabasso Wabasso 2% 2% → Prinsburg Prinsburg 2% Garvin · 0% stay
9jobs based in Garvin
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Garvin

City in Minnesota, United States

Garvin is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Garvin had a population of 124.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
124
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,539 ft
ZIP code
56132
Area code
507

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