With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Boon Lake Township works elsewhere
Employers in Boon Lake Township report 30 jobs; 160 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Boon Lake Township for work; outside it, Hutchinson is the main destination (18%, 10 miles). For 9% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Boon Lake Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 159 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Boon Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Commuting out of Boon Lake Township: the destinations
Where Boon Lake Township clocks in
18% of workers
14% 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: 53% of the jobs in Boon Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Boon Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 30. 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 Boon Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Boon Lake Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Boon Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 181 commuters (the 9% 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.
Half of Boon Lake Township commutes less than 16 miles
About 20% 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.
Work in the towns next to Boon Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Boon Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boon Lake Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $85,000 |
| Preston Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Brookfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Cedar Mills Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Lynn Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Preston Lake Township, Brookfield Township, Cedar Mills Township and Lynn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Boon 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 Boon Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Boon Lake Township?
$85,000 (±$11,803) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Boon Lake Township?
8.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Boon Lake Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Boon Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hutchinson (18%, 10 mi), Buffalo Lake (14%, 8 mi), Hector (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Boon 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 Boon Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Boon 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.