Walnut Grove Creamery Association · Photo: Jatakuck · CC BY-SA 3.0Walnut Grove has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 4% stay in Walnut Grove for work; outside it, Marshall is the main destination (24%, 22 miles). Employers in Walnut Grove report 143 jobs; 273 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Walnut Grove apart
The distance from Walnut Grove to work
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.
Who works in Walnut Grove, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 263 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 133 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Walnut Grove on a workday afternoon, 18% 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 the trip to work from Walnut Grove ends
Where Walnut Grove clocks in
24% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Walnut Grove
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walnut Grove, 2013 → 2023: 105 → 143. 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 Walnut Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Walnut Grove: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walnut Grove workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 311 commuters (the 5% 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.
Work in the towns next to Walnut Grove
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walnut Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove | – | — | — | 23 min | $58,125 |
| North Hero Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Springdale Township | under 2% | — | — | 10 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Hero Township and Springdale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walnut Grove’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 Walnut Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Walnut Grove?
$58,125 (±$19,360) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walnut Grove?
31.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walnut Grove?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walnut Grove work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (24%, 22 mi), Wabasso (8%, 16 mi), Redwood Falls (8%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walnut Grove without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Walnut Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walnut Grove
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.