Most of Elk Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
28 jobs are based in Elk Lake Township for 125 working residents. Only 3% work in Elk Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Alexandria (16%, 21 miles). Working residents average 25 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Elk Lake Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 121 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Elk Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The towns that employ Elk Lake Township’s residents
Where Elk Lake Township clocks in
16% of workers
7% 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: 86% of Elk Lake Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elk Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 23 → 28. 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 Elk Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes to work from Elk Lake Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elk Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 118 commuters (the 13% 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 many miles Elk 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Elk Lake Township
The biggest share goes to Barrett (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elk Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Lake Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $94,250 |
| Barrett | 7% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Urness Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Lien Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Land Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Erdahl Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Barrett, Urness Township, Lien Township, Land Township and Erdahl Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elk 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 Elk Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elk Lake Township?
$94,250 (±$23,680) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elk Lake Township?
7.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elk Lake Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elk Lake Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (16%, 21 mi), Barrett (7%, 5 mi), Elbow Lake (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Elk Lake Township without a car?
0% 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 Elk Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elk 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.