Photo: JonCarlsonCassCountyDFL · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Boy Lake Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Boy Lake Township itself; outside it, Cass Lake draws the most (12%, 26 miles). Boy Lake Township has 11 jobs; 49 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 33 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Boy Lake Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 49 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Boy Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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.
The places Boy Lake Township commutes to
Where Boy Lake Township clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 91% of work in Boy Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Boy Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 11. 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 Boy Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Boy Lake Township spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Boy Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 86 commuters (the 20% 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.
Where in the region Boy Lake Township works
About 22% 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.
Boy Lake Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Rogers Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Boy Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boy Lake Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $49,293 |
| Kego Township | under 5% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Rogers Township | 8% | — | — | 56 min | — |
| Gould Township | under 5% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kego Township, Rogers Township and Gould Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Boy 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 Boy Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Boy Lake Township?
$49,293 (±$1,535) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Boy Lake Township?
33.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Boy Lake Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Boy Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cass Lake (12%, 26 mi), Walker (8%, 16 mi), Rogers Township (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Boy Lake Township without a car?
2% 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 Boy Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Boy 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.