Most of Camp Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Camp Lake Township has 31 jobs for 63 working residents. Hardly any stay in Camp Lake Township for work; outside it, Benson is the main destination (19%, 9 miles). Working residents average 19 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Camp Lake Township
On a workday 63 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Camp Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 Camp Lake Township’s working residents head each day
Where Camp Lake Township clocks in
19% of workers
17% of workers
13% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Camp Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Camp Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 31. 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 Camp Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes each way for Camp Lake Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Camp Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 commuters (the 15% 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.
How far it is to work from Camp Lake Township
About 17% 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.
Around Camp Lake Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Camp Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Lake Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $93,750 |
| Kerkhoven Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Rolling Forks Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Benson Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Kildare Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kerkhoven Township, Rolling Forks Township, Benson Township and Kildare Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Camp 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 Camp Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Camp Lake Township?
$93,750 (±$17,967) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Camp Lake Township?
5.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Camp Lake Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Camp Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Benson (19%, 9 mi), Willmar (17%, 26 mi), Kerkhoven (13%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Camp Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Camp Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Camp 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.