Photo: Myotus · CC BY-SA 4.0How Grove City works: jobs, income and commuting
Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 4% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%). Only 6% work in Grove City; the top destination outside it is Willmar (15%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Grove City at work: what stands out
Few Grove City workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Grove City workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 272 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting from Grove City: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grove City workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 414 commuters (the 4% 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.
Who works in Grove City, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 256 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 157 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Grove City on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.64 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Grove City’s residents
Where Grove City clocks in
15% 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.
69% of the jobs in Grove City pay over $3,333 a month
173 jobs are based in Grove City.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grove City, 2014 → 2024: 169 → 173. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Grove City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Grove City to work
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Grove City and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grove City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grove City | – | — | — | 30 min | $53,839 |
| Acton Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Swede Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Acton Township and Swede Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grove City’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 2024, 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 Grove City: questions
What is the median household income in Grove City?
$53,839 (±$9,071) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grove City?
6.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grove City?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grove City work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Willmar (15%, 18 mi), Litchfield (9%, 8 mi), Hutchinson (7%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Grove City 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 Grove City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grove City
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.