Most of Birch Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Birch Lake Township itself; outside it, Walker draws the most (9%, 11 miles). Birch Lake Township has 58 jobs; 216 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 8% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Birch Lake Township
Birch Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 58 jobs based in Birch Lake Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Birch Lake Township has about 430 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% 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 ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 216 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Birch Lake Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 212 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Birch Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Half of Birch Lake Township commutes less than 25 miles
About 31% 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.
Where Birch Lake Township’s working residents head each day
Where Birch Lake Township clocks in
9% 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.
A place that makes things: 48% of Birch Lake Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Birch Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 58. 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 Birch Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Birch Lake Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Birch Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 217 commuters (the 8% 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.
Birch Lake Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Hackensack (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Birch Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Lake Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $61,136 |
| Hackensack | 7% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Hiram Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Woodrow Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Powers Township | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Turtle Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hackensack, Hiram Township, Woodrow Township, Powers Township and Turtle Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Birch 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 Birch Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Birch Lake Township?
$61,136 (±$4,620) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Birch Lake Township?
11.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Birch Lake Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Birch Lake Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Walker (9%, 11 mi), Hackensack (7%, 4 mi), Shingobee Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Birch Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Birch Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Birch 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.