Church of St. Rose of Lima · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Cherry Grove Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
7 jobs are based in Cherry Grove Township for 183 working residents. Hardly any work in Cherry Grove Township; the top destination outside it is Kenyon (9%, 7 miles). Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Cherry Grove Township
On a workday 183 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Cherry Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer 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.
Out of Cherry Grove Township to work: where people go
Where Cherry Grove Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Cherry Grove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cherry Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 7. 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 Cherry Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Cherry Grove Township, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cherry Grove Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 145 commuters (the 21% 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.
Half of Cherry Grove Township commutes less than 24 miles
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.
Cherry Grove Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cherry Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Grove Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $81,250 |
| Wanamingo Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Roscoe Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Kenyon Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wanamingo Township, Roscoe Township and Kenyon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cherry Grove Township’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 Cherry Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cherry Grove Township?
$81,250 (±$37,274) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cherry Grove Township?
10.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cherry Grove Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cherry Grove Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kenyon (9%, 7 mi), Faribault (9%, 22 mi), Rochester (8%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cherry Grove Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cherry Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cherry Grove Township
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.