Work, pay and getting to work in Ann Lake Township
A typical one-way commute lasts 51 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Only 2% stay in Ann Lake Township for work; outside it, Mora is the main destination (17%, 10 miles). Ann Lake Township has 148 jobs; 174 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Ann Lake Township
On a workday 170 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 144 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 per resident).
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 Ann Lake Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ann Lake Township clocks in
17% of workers
6% of workers
3% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Ann Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Ann Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 51 minutes from Ann Lake Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ann Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 171 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.
The commute from Ann Lake Township, by distance
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.
Ann Lake Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ann Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Lake Township | – | — | — | 51 min | $60,000 |
| Kanabec Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Lewis Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Mudgett Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Knife Lake Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 34 min | $100,568 |
| Hillman Township | 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kanabec Township: not graded. Lewis Township, Mudgett Township and Hillman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hillman Township. Darker towns draw more of Ann Lake 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 Ann Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ann Lake Township?
$60,000 (±$18,663) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ann Lake Township?
7.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ann Lake Township?
51 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ann Lake Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mora (17%, 10 mi), Cambridge (6%, 29 mi), Princeton (3%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ann Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ann Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ann Lake 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.