Moody Barn · Photo: Elkman · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Chisago Lake Township have higher incomes than those in 92% of U.S. towns
Only 1% stay in Chisago Lake Township for work; outside it, Minneapolis is the main destination (10%, 39 miles). Below the poverty line: 3.9% of residents (Minnesota 9.3%). The two grades for Chisago Lake Township are A for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Chisago Lake Township at work: what stands out
Chisago Lake Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Chisago Lake Township is Minneapolis, 39 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (240) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Chisago Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 357 jobs based in Chisago Lake Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chisago Lake Township has about 2,900 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Chisago Lake Township makes and builds things
47% of the jobs based in Chisago Lake Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Chisago Lake Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
Chisago Lake Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind Chisago Lake Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Chisago Lake Township is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #87 of 273 in Minnesota. Household income is its strongest input ($133,220, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Chisago Lake Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Miles to work from Chisago Lake Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Who leaves Chisago Lake Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,421 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 323 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Chisago Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.15 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 2024, primary jobs.
47% of the jobs in Chisago Lake Township make or build things
357 jobs are based in Chisago Lake Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chisago Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 180 → 357. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Chisago Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Chisago Lake Township’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chisago Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,015 commuters (the 24% 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.
Commuting out of Chisago Lake Township: the destinations
Where Chisago Lake Township clocks in
10% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Driving is how Chisago Lake Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Chisago Lake Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns, #229 of 273 in Minnesota. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,651 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). 1.7% of Chisago Lake Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Chisago Lake Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Chisago Lake Township is 486th of 3,692 U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,700 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 20 | Elko New Market MN | 5,300 | $152K | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 484 | Rice Township PA | 3,834 | $111K | 6.1% | 1.4% | 3% | A |
| 485 | Bolton MA | 6,477 | $205K | 2.9% | 5.5% | 5% | A |
| 486 | Chisago Lake Township MN | 4,958 | $133K | 3.9% | 3.5% | 1% | A |
| 487 | Oley Township PA | 3,874 | $91K | 6.7% | 1.1% | 9% | A |
| 488 | Boonsboro MD | 3,867 | $96K | 3.3% | 2.6% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,692 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Chisago Lake Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
19% of Chisago Lake Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Chisago City (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chisago Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chisago Lake Township | – | A | C | 30 min | $133,220 |
| Chisago City | 6% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $102,197 |
| Center City | 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Lindstrom | 5% | A− | C+ | 30 min | $98,226 |
| Franconia Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 34 min | $116,875 |
| Sunrise Township | under 3% | B | C | 35 min | $110,938 |
| Shafer Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Scandia | under 3% | A+ | C− | 33 min | $101,953 |
| Amador Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Stacy | under 3% | A | B− | 29 min | $98,464 |
| Forest Lake | 5% | A− | B+ | 24 min | $92,944 |
Same-state neighbors only. Center City and Amador Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Shafer Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chisago 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 2024, 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 Chisago Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chisago Lake Township?
$133,220 (±$16,779) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chisago Lake Township?
3.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chisago Lake Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chisago Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (10%, 39 mi), Chisago City (6%, 7 mi), St. Paul (6%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Chisago Lake Township walkable?
Chisago Lake Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chisago Lake Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chisago Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chisago Lake Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.