Grasston has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Grasston report 6 jobs; 79 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Grasston itself; outside it, Mora draws the most (22%, 8 miles). Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Grasston, and who commutes in
On a workday 79 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 86 people are in Grasston on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
Out of Grasston to work: where people go
Where Grasston clocks in
22% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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.
Grasston makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grasston, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 6. 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 Grasston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Grasston: about 41 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grasston workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 49 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Grasston
About 34% 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 Grasston
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grasston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grasston | – | — | — | 41 min | $97,500 |
| Grass Lake Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 42 min | $82,188 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grasston’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 Grasston: questions
What is the median household income in Grasston?
$97,500 (±$45,960) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grasston?
1.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grasston?
41 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grasston work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mora (22%, 8 mi), Cambridge (11%, 17 mi), Anoka (5%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grasston 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 Grasston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grasston
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.