Work & commute · Gilchrist

Work & commute in Gilchrist, MN

Most working residents leave Gilchrist for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Morris (16%), Glenwood (9%) and Starbuck (8%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 106 working residents

Typical commute

29 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

44 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 106 Gilchrist residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Gilchrist.

106live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

31work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Gilchrist goes to work

Morris29.3 mi away

16%17

Glenwood15.4 mi away

9%10

Starbuck15 mi away

8%8

Alexandria30 mi away

6%6

Duluth178.8 mi away

4%4

Hancock22.6 mi away

3%3

Benson15.9 mi away

3%3

Fargo, ND121.4 mi away

3%3

Darnen30.2 mi away

3%3

Cyrus22.8 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%47

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Gilchrist commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

38%

40%

20%

2%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

40%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Gilchrist is a commuter town

0.29jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.29 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Gilchrist are

31 jobs are based in Gilchrist. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Gilchrist’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Gilchrist

31 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month6%

Over $3,333 a month84%

Jobs Gilchrist residents hold

106 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+158%

Jobs based in Gilchrist, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 31. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.