With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Grafton Township works elsewhere
Employers in Grafton Township report 27 jobs, against 96 working residents. Only 2% work in Grafton Township; the top destination outside it is Gaylord (9%, 20 miles). Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average; the Minnesota average is 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Grafton Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 94 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Grafton Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 Grafton Township: the destinations
Where Grafton Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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.
A place that makes things: 89% of Grafton Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grafton Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 27. 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 Grafton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Grafton Township, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grafton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 87 commuters (the 16% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Grafton Township
About 33% 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.
Grafton Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grafton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $84,688 |
| Moltke Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Preston Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Martinsburg Township | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Round Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moltke Township, Preston Lake Township, Martinsburg Township and Round Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grafton 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 Grafton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grafton Township?
$84,688 (±$47,906) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grafton Township?
2.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grafton Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grafton Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gaylord (9%, 20 mi), Hutchinson (9%, 17 mi), New Ulm (9%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grafton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grafton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grafton 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.