Jobs and earnings in Ash Lake Township, and the trip to work
A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. For 27% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%). Only 4% work in Ash Lake Township itself; outside it, Marshall draws the most (18%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Ash Lake Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 55 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Ash Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Ash Lake Township commutes to
Where Ash Lake Township clocks in
18% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 78% of the jobs in Ash Lake Township
36 jobs are based in Ash Lake Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ash Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 36. 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 Ash Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Ash Lake Township spends getting to work: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ash Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51 commuters (the 27% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ash Lake Township
About 28% 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 Ash Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ash Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Lake Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $58,750 |
| Ivanhoe | 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Lake Stay Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Diamond Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Royal Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Shaokatan Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ivanhoe, Lake Stay Township, Diamond Lake Township, Royal Township and Shaokatan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ivanhoe. Darker towns draw more of Ash 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 Ash Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ash Lake Township?
$58,750 (±$32,946) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ash Lake Township?
9.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ash Lake Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ash Lake Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (18%, 24 mi), Hendricks (12%, 10 mi), Tyler (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ash Lake Township 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 Ash Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ash 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.