With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Dell Grove Township works elsewhere
There are 112 jobs in Dell Grove Township, and 333 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Dell Grove Township for work; outside it, Hinckley is the main destination (25%, 8 miles). Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dell Grove Township and work: the main findings
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Dell Grove Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 333 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Dell Grove Township
About 32% 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.
How long Dell Grove Township spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dell Grove Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 409 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.
In and out of Dell Grove Township on a workday
On a workday 331 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 110 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Dell Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Commuting out of Dell Grove Township: the destinations
Where Dell Grove Township clocks in
25% of workers
4% 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.
Making and building: 67% of jobs based in Dell Grove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dell Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 112. 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 Dell Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Dell Grove Township
The biggest share goes to Hinckley Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dell Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Grove Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $71,083 |
| Pine Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Kroschel Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Sandstone Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Hinckley Township | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Finlayson Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pine Lake Township, Kroschel Township, Sandstone Township, Hinckley Township and Finlayson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dell 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 Dell Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dell Grove Township?
$71,083 (±$12,041) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dell Grove Township?
5.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dell Grove Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dell Grove Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hinckley (25%, 8 mi), Pine City (8%, 20 mi), Sandstone (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dell Grove Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dell Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dell 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.