Most of Pilot Grove Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Pilot Grove Township itself; outside it, Blue Earth draws the most (31%, 8 miles). Pilot Grove Township has 4 jobs, against 52 working residents. Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Pilot Grove Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 92 people are in Pilot Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where Pilot Grove Township’s working residents head each day
Where Pilot Grove Township clocks in
13% 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.
Jobs in Pilot Grove Township: what the 4 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Pilot Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes to work from Pilot Grove Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pilot Grove Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 91 commuters (the 17% 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.
Miles to work from Pilot Grove Township
About 24% 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.
How Pilot Grove Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Elmore Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pilot Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Grove Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $62,727 |
| Elmore Township | 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Jo Daviess Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| East Chain Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elmore Township, Jo Daviess Township and East Chain Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pilot 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 Pilot Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pilot Grove Township?
$62,727 (±$8,782) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pilot Grove Township?
10.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pilot Grove Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pilot Grove Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blue Earth (31%, 8 mi), Fairmont (13%, 15 mi), Winnebago (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pilot 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 Pilot Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pilot 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.