Granby Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Granby Township itself; outside it, St. Peter draws the most (22%, 11 miles). Granby Township has 12 jobs; 97 of its residents have a job. 26% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Granby Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Granby Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Where the trip to work from Granby Township ends
Where Granby Township clocks in
14% 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.
Goods jobs make up 92% of work in Granby Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Granby Township, 2013 → 2023: 80 → 12. 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 Granby Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes each way, about the MN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Granby Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 97 commuters (the 26% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Granby Township
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.
Work in the towns next to Granby Township
The biggest share goes to Nicollet (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Granby Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granby Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $130,000 |
| Oshawa Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Nicollet Township | under 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Traverse Township | under 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| New Sweden Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Nicollet | 3% | B | B− | 19 min | $84,643 |
| Brighton Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Courtland Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oshawa Township, Nicollet Township, Traverse Township, New Sweden Township, Brighton Township and Courtland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Granby 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 Granby Township: questions
What is the median household income in Granby Township?
$130,000 (±$48,827) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Granby Township?
1.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Granby Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Granby Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Peter (22%, 11 mi), Mankato (14%, 15 mi), North Mankato (12%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Granby Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Granby Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Granby 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.