Crow Lake Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Crow Lake Township has 63 jobs for 145 working residents. Hardly any work in Crow Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Belgrade (14%, 4 miles). Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average; the Minnesota average is 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Crow Lake Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 144 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Crow Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 Crow Lake Township goes to work
Where Crow Lake Township clocks in
14% 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.
A place that makes things: 94% of Crow Lake Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crow Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 78 → 63. 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 Crow Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Crow Lake Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crow Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 130 commuters (the 17% 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 Crow Lake Township
About 27% 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.
The towns next door employ 28% of Crow Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crow Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Lake Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $95,417 |
| Brooten | 6% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Colfax Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Belgrade | 14% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| North Fork Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lake Johanna Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Norway Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Crow River Township | 8% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brooten, Colfax Township, Belgrade, North Fork Township, Lake Johanna Township, Norway Lake Township and Crow River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Belgrade. Darker towns draw more of Crow 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 Crow Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Crow Lake Township?
$95,417 (±$30,603) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crow Lake Township?
16.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crow Lake Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crow Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Belgrade (14%, 4 mi), Crow River Township (8%, 7 mi), Brooten (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Crow Lake 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 Crow Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crow 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.