Bay Lake Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Bay Lake Township has 129 jobs, and 322 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Bay Lake Township itself; outside it, Brainerd draws the most (14%, 16 miles). For 30% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Bay Lake Township stands out on work
A big share show a job far from home
36% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Bay Lake Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Bay Lake Township works from home
30% of Bay Lake Township workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 322 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where in the region Bay Lake Township works
About 36% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Bay Lake Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bay Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 263 commuters (the 30% 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.
How many people are in Bay Lake Township by day
On a workday 315 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 122 people come in from elsewhere.
About 790 people are in Bay Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Bay Lake Township goes to work
Where Bay Lake Township clocks in
14% 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.
The kinds of work in Bay Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bay Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 146 → 129. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bay Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Bay Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bay Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Lake Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $74,286 |
| Nokay Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Hazelton Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Deerwood Township | 2% | B | D | 27 min | $95,119 |
| Garrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nokay Lake Township, Hazelton Township and Garrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Deerwood Township. Darker towns draw more of Bay 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 2024, 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 Bay Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bay Lake Township?
$74,286 (±$17,765) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bay Lake Township?
6.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bay Lake Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bay Lake Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brainerd (14%, 16 mi), Aitkin (7%, 13 mi), Baxter (7%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bay 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 Bay Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bay Lake Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.