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Jobs & commute in Linden Grove Township

Linden Grove Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Home is the office for 2% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota. Employers in Linden Grove Township report 8 jobs, and 45 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Linden Grove Township for work; outside it, Hibbing is the main destination (13%, 32 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Linden Grove Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

45live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night110
Workday74
110live here− 45head out to work+ 8come in to work= 74on a workday

About 74 people are in Linden Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Linden Grove Township to work: where people go

Cook: 3 residents work here (7%)Lake City: 1 residents work here (2%)Chisholm: 3 residents work here (7%)Mora: 1 residents work here (2%)Virginia: 5 residents work here (11%)Eden Prairie: 2 residents work here (4%)Mountain Iron: 5 residents work here (11%)Hibbing: 6 residents work here (13%)Minneapolis: 3 residents work here (7%)Field Township: 3 residents work here (7%)Sturgeon TownshipWillow Valley TownshipCherry TownshipLinden Grove TownshipHibbingVirginiaMountain IronCookChisholmMinneapolisLinden Grove Township
1
Hibbing31.5 mi away
13%6
2
Virginia28.3 mi away
11%5
3
Mountain Iron25.2 mi away
11%5
4
Cook9.4 mi away
7%3
5
Chisholm25.1 mi away
7%3
6
Minneapolis200.3 mi away
7%3
7
Field Township5.7 mi away
7%3
8
Eden Prairie209.1 mi away
4%2
9
Lake City237 mi away
2%1
10
Mora137.7 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%13
The top trips

Where Linden Grove Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Linden Grove Township

Jobs based in Linden Grove TownshipJobs Linden Grove Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%29%
Trade, transport & utilities0%13%
Services: health, schools, offices100%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%18%
Over $3,333 a month100%69%

Who does it

29 or younger13%16%
30 to 5475%60%
55 and older13%24%

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 Linden Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Linden Grove Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes

A year of commuting
164 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Linden Grove Township21 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
2%

of Linden Grove Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Linden Grove Township gets to work
73%Drive alone
21%Carpool
6%Walk

Share of the 48 commuters (the 2% 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 far

How far Linden Grove Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHibbing: 13% · 31.5 miVirginia: 11% · 28.3 miMountain Iron: 11% · 25.2 miCook: 7% · 9.4 miChisholm: 7% · 25.1 miMinneapolis: 7% · 200.3 miField Township: 7% · 5.7 miEden Prairie: 4% · 209.1 miLake City: 2% · 237 miMora: 2% · 137.7 miHibbing 13%Virginia 11%Mountain Iron 11%Cook 7%Chisholm 7%Linden Grove Township
Linden Grove TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
9%Under 10 mi4 residents
18%10–24 mi8 residents
44%25–50 mi20 residents
29%Over 50 mi13 residents

About 29% 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.

Next door

How Linden Grove Township compares with the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Field Township (7%).

Sturgeon Township: few work hereField Township: 7% of workers work hereWillow Valley Township: few work hereSturgeon TownshipField TownshipWillow Valley TownshipLinden Grove Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Linden Grove Township21 min
Field Township21 min
Willow Valley Township24 min
Sturgeon Township33 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLinden Grove Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Linden Grove Township–——21 min$73,750
Sturgeon Townshipunder 3%——33 min—
Field Township7%——21 min—
Willow Valley Townshipunder 3%——24 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Sturgeon Township, Field Township and Willow Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Linden Grove Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Linden Grove Township: questions

What is the median household income in Linden Grove Township?

$73,750 (±$52,223) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Linden Grove Township?

9.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Linden Grove Township?

21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Linden Grove Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hibbing (13%, 32 mi), Virginia (11%, 28 mi), Mountain Iron (11%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Linden Grove Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Linden Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Linden Grove Township

Linden Grove Township home →

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.