Elbow Lake Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Elbow Lake Township report 21 jobs for 51 working residents. Hardly any stay in Elbow Lake Township for work; outside it, Alexandria is the main destination (16%, 34 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Elbow Lake Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 97 people are in Elbow Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Elbow Lake Township to work: where people go
Where Elbow Lake Township clocks in
16% of workers
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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Elbow Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elbow Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 19 → 21. 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 Elbow Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 37 minutes from Elbow Lake Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elbow Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 48 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Elbow Lake Township
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Elbow Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elbow Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbow Lake Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $80,417 |
| Delaware Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Sanford Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Stony Brook Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| North Ottawa Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Delaware Township, Sanford Township, Stony Brook Township and North Ottawa Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elbow 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 Elbow Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elbow Lake Township?
$80,417 (±$35,152) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elbow Lake Township?
7.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elbow Lake Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elbow Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (16%, 34 mi), Morris (14%, 28 mi), Ashby (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Elbow 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 Elbow Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elbow 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.