Most of Grange Township commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
8% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%). Employers in Grange Township report 42 jobs, and 74 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Grange Township itself; outside it, Pipestone draws the most (31%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Grange Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 74 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Grange Township on a workday afternoon, 15% 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 Grange Township’s working residents head each day
Where Grange Township clocks in
11% 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: 100% of Grange Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grange Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 42. 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 Grange Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Grange Township takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grange Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 86 commuters (the 8% 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.
Miles to work from Grange Township
About 21% 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 Grange Township
The biggest share goes to Troy Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grange Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $112,500 |
| Rock Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Troy Township | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Holland | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Gray Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Fountain Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Burke Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rock Township, Troy Township, Holland, Gray Township, Fountain Prairie Township and Burke Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grange 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 Grange Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grange Township?
$112,500 (±$28,230) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grange Township?
2.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grange Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grange Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pipestone (31%, 5 mi), Marshall (11%, 35 mi), Sioux Falls (9%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grange 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 Grange Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grange 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.