With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Granite Rock Township works elsewhere
Employers in Granite Rock Township report 12 jobs; 69 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Granite Rock Township itself; outside it, Marshall draws the most (20%, 17 miles). Working residents average 23 minutes each way, about the same as across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Granite Rock Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 69 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Granite Rock Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The places Granite Rock Township commutes to
Where Granite Rock Township clocks in
20% 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.
100% of the jobs in Granite Rock Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Granite Rock Township, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 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 Granite Rock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Granite Rock Township, about 23 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Granite Rock Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 85 commuters (the 21% 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 Rock Township
About 19% 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.
Next door to Granite Rock Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Granite Rock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Rock Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $78,667 |
| Vail Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Westline Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Johnsonville Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Vesta Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Vail Township, Westline Township, Johnsonville Township and Vesta Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Granite Rock 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 Rock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Granite Rock Township?
$78,667 (±$3,619) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Granite Rock Township?
1.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Granite Rock Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Granite Rock Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (20%, 17 mi), Redwood Falls (9%, 18 mi), Lucan (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Granite Rock 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 Granite Rock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Granite Rock 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.