Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Most of Granite Falls Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Granite Falls Township; the top destination outside it is Granite Falls (25%, 3 miles). There are 25 jobs in Granite Falls Township, and 91 of its residents work somewhere. At home: 9% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Granite Falls Township
On a workday 91 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Granite Falls Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Granite Falls Township’s working residents head each day
Where Granite Falls Township clocks in
25% of workers
7% 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, not services: 60% of the jobs in Granite Falls Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Granite Falls Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 25. 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 Granite Falls Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 12 minutes to work from Granite Falls Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Granite Falls Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 107 commuters (the 9% 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 Granite Falls 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.
The towns next door employ 34% of Granite Falls Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Granite Falls Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Falls Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $108,750 |
| Minnesota Falls Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Granite Falls | 25% | C | A− | 17 min | $59,375 |
| Stony Run Township | 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Wang Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sparta Township | 5% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Hawk Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Leenthrop Township | 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Minnesota Falls Township, Stony Run Township, Wang Township, Sparta Township, Hawk Creek Township and Leenthrop Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Granite Falls. Darker towns draw more of Granite Falls 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 Granite Falls Township: questions
What is the median household income in Granite Falls Township?
$108,750 (±$54,259) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Granite Falls Township?
14.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Granite Falls Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Granite Falls Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Granite Falls (25%, 3 mi), Montevideo (19%, 12 mi), Clara City (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Granite Falls 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 Granite Falls Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Granite Falls 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.