Diamond Lake Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Employers in Diamond Lake Township report 11 jobs for 92 working residents. Hardly any stay in Diamond Lake Township for work; outside it, Marshall is the main destination (20%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Diamond Lake Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 92 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Diamond Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 Diamond Lake Township goes to work
Where Diamond Lake Township clocks in
20% 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.
73% of the jobs in Diamond Lake Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Diamond Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 11. 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 Diamond Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Diamond Lake Township, about 23 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Diamond Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 commuters (the 19% 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.
Diamond Lake Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 around Diamond Lake Township
The biggest share goes to Drammen Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Diamond Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Lake Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $106,250 |
| Lake Benton Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Marshfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Ash Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Drammen Township | 4% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Benton Township, Marshfield Township, Ash Lake Township and Drammen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Diamond 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 Diamond Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Diamond Lake Township?
$106,250 (±$54,753) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Diamond Lake Township?
3.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Diamond Lake Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Diamond Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (20%, 25 mi), Hendricks (11%, 14 mi), Ivanhoe (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Diamond 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 Diamond Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Diamond 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.