Round Grove Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
The trip to work takes 32 minutes on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Round Grove Township has 24 jobs; 123 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Round Grove Township itself; outside it, Hutchinson draws the most (20%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Round Grove Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 123 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Round Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 people from Round Grove Township work
Where Round Grove Township clocks in
20% of workers
13% of workers
4% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 92% of the jobs in Round Grove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Round Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 24. 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 Round Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Round Grove Township takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Round Grove Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 133 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 miles Round Grove Township commutes
About 30% 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 Round Grove Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Round Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Grove Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $79,904 |
| Penn Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Grafton Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Bismarck Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Stewart | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Collins Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Sumter Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Penn Township, Grafton Township, Bismarck Township, Stewart, Collins Township and Sumter Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Round 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 Round Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Round Grove Township?
$79,904 (±$13,861) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Round Grove Township?
1.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Round Grove Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Round Grove Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hutchinson (20%, 15 mi), Glencoe (13%, 15 mi), Buffalo Lake (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Round 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 Round Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Round 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.