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GroveMN

A town of 480.

Population
480
residents
Median home value
$369K
Census ACS
Household income
$92K
median
Median age
37.0
years
Jobs based here
153
A commuter town
Small town

480 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Grove. Another town gets a different order.

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Grove

Most working residents leave Grove for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Melrose (20%), St. Cloud (11%) and Sauk Centre (6%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Grove2%
Melrose20%
St. Cloud11%
Sauk Centre6%
Albany5%
18 mi
median commute distance
153
jobs based in Grove
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Grove has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–24°
Spring32–53°
Summer58–79°
Fall36–55°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Grove is

Grove beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
What stands outGroveMN
More uninsured adults10.5%7.5%
More adults with heart disease7.2%5.9%
More adults with COPD6.5%5.4%
Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre
10.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 44% of U.S. communities.

44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
44Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

3.5% of Grove is conserved land

1.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

3.5%conserved
Map of Grove: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
3.5%
conserved · 744 of 21,498 acres
1.5 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Grove for work

Where Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Melrose Melrose 20% 11% → St. Cloud St. Cloud 11% 6% → Sauk Centre Sauk Centre 6% 5% → Albany Albany 5% 4% → Avon Avon 4% 4% → Waite Park Waite Park 4% Grove · 2% stay
153jobs based in Grove
2%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Grove

Township in Minnesota, United States

Grove Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 493 at the 2010 census. The township includes the southern one-third of the City of Melrose and the City of Greenwald. Grove Township was organized in 1867.

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Population
480
Area
34 sq mi
Elevation
1,296 ft

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