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Minnesota›Faribault County

Pilot Grove TownshipMN

A town of 140, settled in 1866.

Is Pilot Grove Township a good place to live?

Pilot Grove Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, against 23 minutes in Minnesota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Pilot Grove Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

140 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Elmore TownshipJo Daviess TownshipEast Chain TownshipElmore TownshipJo Daviess TownshipEast Chain TownshipPilot Grove Township
Getting set up

Moving to Pilot Grove Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Pilot Grove Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerBENCO Electric Cooperative16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pilot Grove Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBlue Earth Area Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereFaribault CountyFaribault County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56013, 5602756013 57% · 56027 43%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Pilot Grove Township.

Work & commute

Pilot Grove Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Pilot Grove Township for work: only 0% work in town. At $63,000, Pilot Grove Township’s median household income is below both Minnesota’s towns ($90,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). 11% of residents live below the poverty line in Pilot Grove Township.

0%work in town
Pilot Grove TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Median household income$63,000$90,000$80,000
Below the poverty line11%7%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Pilot Grove Township0%
Blue Earth31%
Fairmont13%
Winnebago6%
Blue Earth City Township6%
14 mi
median commute distance
4
jobs based in Pilot Grove Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Pilot Grove Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Pilot Grove Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 7° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–27°
Spring35–56°
Summer60–81°
Fall38–59°
Oct 10
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Pilot Grove Township is

Pilot Grove Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 29% of Pilot Grove Township adults get no exercise outside work.

Pilot Grove TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)29%23%25%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%31%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%30%36%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outPilot Grove TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.3%76.1%
More adults with heart disease8.5%5.9%
United Hospital District
7.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Who lives here

An age mix much like Minnesota’s

No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Minnesota average. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.

40.7median age · MN 38.8
Pilot Grove TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+32%33%29%
Median age40.7 years39.9 years40.5 years
Pilot Grove TownshipMinnesotaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma9%
High school36%
Some college11%
Associate’s12%
Bachelor’s32%
Graduate0%

Women and men · all residents

39% women, 61% men

About 158 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±8.2 points). Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Pilot Grove Township
Pilot Grove TownshipMNU.S.
Under 1019.1%12.1%11.6%
10 to 176%10.7%10.3%
18 to 245.5%8.8%9.1%
25 to 3414.1%13%13.7%
35 to 447.5%13.5%13.2%
45 to 546%11.6%12.2%
55 to 6424.1%12.9%12.7%
65 to 745%10.2%10.2%
75 and older12.6%7%7%
No diploma9.4%6.1%10.4%
High school36.2%23.3%26%
Some college10.9%19.5%19.1%
Associate’s11.6%11.8%8.8%
Bachelor’s31.9%25.6%21.6%
Graduate0%13.8%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points

Natural hazards

Moderate risk in Pilot Grove Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.

54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
54Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

2.3% of Pilot Grove Township is conserved land

1.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

2.3%conserved
2.3%
conserved · 523 of 23,006 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pilot Grove Township

16pages on Pilot Grove Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Pilot Grove Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Pilot Grove Township for work

Where Pilot Grove Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

31% → Blue Earth Blue Earth 31% 13% → Fairmont Fairmont 13% 6% → Winnebago Winnebago 6% 6% → Blue Earth City Township Blue Earth City Township 6% 4% → Elmore Township Elmore Township 4% 4% → Shelby Township Shelby Township 4% Pilot Grove Township · 0% stay
4jobs based in Pilot Grove Township
0%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Pilot Grove Township

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

Pilot Grove is an unincorporated community in Pilot Grove Township, Faribault County, Minnesota, United States.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
1,125 ft

Questions about Pilot Grove Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Pilot Grove Township, MN a good place to live?

Pilot Grove Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.