For about half of its working residents, Burlington Township is a commute to Detroit Lakes
Measured by household income, Burlington Township is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Burlington Township B+; getting around on foot earns it C−. Only 2% work in Burlington Township; the top destination outside it is Detroit Lakes (47%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Burlington Township in brief
Burlington Township is a place people come home to
There are 188 jobs based in Burlington Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Burlington Township has about 1,100 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 826 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Burlington Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Burlington Township is better than 67% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Burlington Township’s grade up (4.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 16% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.3%) is left out: Burlington Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Burlington Township could be anywhere from B to B+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Burlington Township
On a workday 811 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 173 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Burlington Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.23 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Burlington Township to work: where people go
Where Burlington Township clocks in
47% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Inside Burlington Township’s 188 jobs
188 jobs are based in Burlington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burlington Township, 2013 → 2023: 144 → 188. 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 Burlington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Burlington Township, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burlington Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 860 commuters (the 11% 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.
The commute from Burlington Township, by distance
About 19% 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.
In Burlington Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Burlington Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Burlington Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 966 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Burlington Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Burlington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Burlington Township is 1,259th of 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Tonka Bay MN | 1,561 | $156K | 3.5% | 9.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,257 | Shoemakersville PA | 1,387 | $79K | 9.0% | 4.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,258 | Deerfield Township MI | 1,471 | $77K | 5.7% | 3.4% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,259 | Burlington Township MN | 1,718 | $106K | 4.0% | 1.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,260 | Delaware Township OH | 2,009 | $91K | 5.1% | 0.2% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,261 | Rio Verde AZ | 2,261 | $132K | 6.3% | 0.0% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Burlington Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
51% of Burlington Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burlington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Township | – | B+ | C− | 22 min | $105,789 |
| Detroit Lakes | 47% | C− | A− | 14 min | $62,958 |
| Lake View Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 21 min | $86,979 |
| Hobart Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Silver Leaf Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Erie Township | 4% | C+ | C | 20 min | $74,286 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hobart Township and Silver Leaf Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Detroit Lakes. Darker towns draw more of Burlington 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 Burlington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Burlington Township?
$105,789 (±$8,782) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burlington Township?
4.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burlington Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burlington Township work?
2% work in town.
Is Burlington Township walkable?
Burlington Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Burlington 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 Burlington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burlington 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.