With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Union Grove Township works elsewhere
Commuters spend 32 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Union Grove Township has 44 jobs for 300 working residents. Only 1% stay in Union Grove Township for work; outside it, Litchfield is the main destination (13%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Union Grove Township
Union Grove Township is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Union Grove Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Union Grove Township has about 440 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Union Grove Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical 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 300 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Union Grove Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 297 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Union Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Each way, about 32 minutes from Union Grove Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Union Grove Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 248 commuters (the 15% 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.
The places Union Grove Township commutes to
Where Union Grove Township clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 84% of the jobs in Union Grove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 44. 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 Union Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Union Grove Township commutes less than 22 miles
About 25% 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 to Union Grove Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Grove Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $90,694 |
| Paynesville Township | under 2% | B+ | A− | 26 min | $103,906 |
| Manannah Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Irving Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Swede Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Manannah Township and Swede Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Irving Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Union 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 Union Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Union Grove Township?
$90,694 (±$5,403) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Grove Township?
1.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Grove Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Grove Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Litchfield (13%, 14 mi), Willmar (12%, 21 mi), Hutchinson (8%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Union Grove Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Union Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Union 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.