Blind Lake Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Blind Lake Township report 1 jobs, against 20 working residents. Hardly any work in Blind Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Longville (15%, 10 miles). 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
Who commutes out of Blind Lake Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 81 people are in Blind Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where the trip to work from Blind Lake Township ends
Where Blind Lake Township clocks in
15% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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.
In Blind Lake Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
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 Blind Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Blind Lake Township’s commute takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blind Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Blind Lake Township
About 15% 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 Blind Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blind Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Lake Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $31,563 |
| Ponto Lake Township | under 5% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Wabedo Township | under 5% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Timothy Township | under 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Trelipe Township | under 5% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ponto Lake Township, Wabedo Township, Timothy Township and Trelipe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blind 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 Blind Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blind Lake Township?
$31,563 (±$19,244) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blind Lake Township?
19.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blind Lake Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blind Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Longville (15%, 10 mi), Pine River (10%, 13 mi), Remer (10%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blind 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 Blind Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blind 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.