Fish Lake Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B: better than 63% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access.
Walkability D: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 36 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Fish Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Cambridge (12%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Fish Lake Township
Fish Lake Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Fish Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 79 jobs based in Fish Lake Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fish Lake Township has about 1,200 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
What’s behind Fish Lake Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fish Lake Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Fish Lake Township’s grade up ($123,317, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 24% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fish Lake Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
About 36 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fish Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,115 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Fish Lake Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,087 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Fish Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
0.07 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
12% of working residents work in Cambridge
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Fish Lake Township clocks in
12% of workers
6% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Fish Lake Township makes things: 47% of its jobs are in goods
79 jobs are based in Fish Lake Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fish Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fish Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 79. 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.
Half of Fish Lake Township commutes less than 33 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 16% 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.
Most trips from Fish Lake Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fish Lake Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Fish Lake Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,246 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Fish Lake Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fish Lake Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fish Lake Township is 1,484th of 5,102 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Fish Lake Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | May Township MN | 2,638 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Stillwater Township MN | 1,831 | $162K | 3.4% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,482 | Spencer WI | 1,809 | $70K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 9% | B |
| 1,483 | Washington Township KS | 2,966 | $79K | 10.2% | 2.3% | 17% | B |
| 1,484 | Fish Lake Township MN | 2,255 | $123K | 4.3% | 5.2% | 1% | B |
| 1,485 | Venango Township PA | 2,202 | $81K | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3% | B |
| 1,486 | Forward Township PA | 2,918 | $67K | 8.7% | 3.0% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Fish Lake Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Fish Lake Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fish Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Lake Township | – | B | D | 36 min | $123,317 |
| Cambridge Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 33 min | $107,841 |
| North Branch Township | under 2% | B | C− | 30 min | $101,630 |
| Harris | under 2% | B | C− | 42 min | $87,375 |
| Nessel Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 33 min | $86,290 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Fish Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fish Lake Township?
$123,317 (±$10,339) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fish Lake Township?
4.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fish Lake Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fish Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cambridge (12%, 8 mi), Minneapolis (6%, 44 mi), St. Paul (5%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fish Lake Township walkable?
Fish Lake Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fish 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 Fish Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fish 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.