With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Dead Lake Township works elsewhere
There are 26 jobs in Dead Lake Township, and 231 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Dead Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Fergus Falls (16%, 22 miles). Working residents average 24 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Dead Lake Township: the figures worth knowing
Dead Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in Dead Lake Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dead Lake Township has about 330 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Dead Lake Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Dead Lake Township is Fergus Falls, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (38) 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; with 231 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Dead Lake Township
On a workday 231 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Dead Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
How many miles Dead Lake Township commutes
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.
Commuting out of Dead Lake Township: the destinations
Where Dead Lake Township clocks in
16% of workers
15% of workers
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 38% of the jobs in Dead Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dead Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 26. 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 Dead Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Dead Lake Township takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dead Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 181 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.
Work in the towns next to Dead Lake Township
The biggest share goes to Star Lake Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dead Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Lake Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $85,000 |
| Rush Lake Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 20 min | $75,000 |
| Edna Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Amor Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Star Lake Township | 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Edna Township, Amor Township and Star Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dead 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 Dead Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dead Lake Township?
$85,000 (±$12,050) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dead Lake Township?
7.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dead Lake Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dead Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fergus Falls (16%, 22 mi), Perham (15%, 10 mi), New York Mills (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dead 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 Dead Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dead 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.