Making a living in Grove Township
14% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). 153 jobs are based in Grove Township, against 246 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Grove Township in brief
Grove Township and Melrose trade workers both ways
Melrose is the top workplace for Grove Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Grove Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Grove Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 246 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
20% of working residents work in Melrose
Where Grove Township clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
Getting to work from Grove 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 Grove Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 219 commuters (the 14% 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.
How many people are in Grove Township by day
On a workday 242 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 149 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.62 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 2023, primary jobs.
Making and building: 75% of jobs based in Grove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 148 → 153. 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 Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Grove Township
About 17% 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 is work for 20% of Grove Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $91,875 |
| Melrose | 20% | B− | B+ | 20 min | $59,677 |
| Getty Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Oak Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Spring Hill Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Melrose Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Getty Township, Oak Township and Spring Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Melrose Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Melrose. Darker towns draw more of Grove 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 Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grove Township?
$91,875 (±$12,277) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grove Township?
6.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grove Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grove Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Melrose (20%, 4 mi), St. Cloud (11%, 32 mi), Sauk Centre (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grove 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 Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grove 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.