Grover has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
The average commute takes 34 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. Grover has 33 jobs; 86 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in Grover for work; outside it, Medford is the main destination (24%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Grover
On a workday 83 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Grover on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Grover work
Where Grover clocks in
5% 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.
A place that makes things: 82% of Grover’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grover, 2013 → 2023: 95 → 33. 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 Grover’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Grover’s commute takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grover workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 99 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Grover goes to work
About 22% 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 Grover
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grover workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grover | – | — | — | 34 min | $91,250 |
| Hammel | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Cleveland | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Molitor | 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ford | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Maplehurst | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Westboro | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hammel, Molitor, Ford, Maplehurst and Westboro: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Cleveland: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Molitor. Darker towns draw more of Grover’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 Grover: questions
What is the median household income in Grover?
$91,250 (±$23,910) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grover?
1.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grover?
34 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grover work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Medford (24%, 15 mi), Marathon City (5%, 43 mi), Stanley (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grover 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 Grover, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grover
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.