Household incomes in Cedar Lake Township top those of 97% of U.S. towns
Cedar Lake Township grades A for jobs and income and D for walkability. 2.9% of residents are in poverty, where Minnesota as a whole has 9.3%. Only 4% stay in Cedar Lake Township for work; outside it, Minneapolis is the main destination (9%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Cedar Lake Township
Cedar Lake Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 26 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Cedar Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 306 jobs based in Cedar Lake Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cedar Lake Township has about 1,800 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Cedar Lake Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Cedar Lake Township is Minneapolis, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (132) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Why Cedar Lake Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cedar Lake Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #75 of 273 in Minnesota. Household income holds Cedar Lake Township’s grade up ($173,500, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cedar Lake Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Time on the road from Cedar Lake Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,291 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.
Cedar Lake Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,481 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 237 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Cedar Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.20 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.
Cedar Lake Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
The places Cedar Lake Township commutes to
Where Cedar Lake Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 31% of jobs based in Cedar Lake Township
306 jobs are based in Cedar Lake Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 207 → 306. 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 Cedar Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Cedar Lake Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cedar Lake Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #264 of 273 in Minnesota. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 4.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,617 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.1% of Cedar Lake Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cedar Lake Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Cedar Lake Township places 383rd of 4,562 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 16 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 381 | Rochester IL | 4,093 | $117K | 2.5% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| 382 | Pine Beach NJ | 2,233 | $143K | 2.9% | 4.0% | 2% | A |
| 383 | Cedar Lake Township MN | 3,080 | $174K | 2.9% | 4.6% | 4% | A |
| 384 | Sugar Creek WI | 3,888 | $102K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2% | A |
| 385 | Greenville DE | 3,713 | $143K | 4.0% | 4.2% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Cedar Lake Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Cedar Lake Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Lake Township | – | A | D | 32 min | $173,500 |
| Spring Lake Township | under 4% | A+ | C− | 26 min | $146,953 |
| New Market Township | under 4% | A− | C− | 26 min | $130,231 |
| Wheatland Township | under 4% | A− | C | 25 min | $114,375 |
| Helena Township | under 4% | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $156,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedar 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 Cedar Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Lake Township?
$173,500 (±$25,000) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Lake Township?
2.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Lake Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Lake Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (9%, 28 mi), Shakopee (7%, 13 mi), New Prague (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cedar Lake Township walkable?
Cedar Lake Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cedar Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cedar Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar 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. 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.