Most of French Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 103 jobs in French Lake Township for 592 working residents. The two grades for French Lake Township are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in French Lake Township, in a few figures
French Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 103 jobs based in French Lake Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday French Lake Township has about 770 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
French Lake Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 592 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind French Lake Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, French Lake Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds French Lake Township’s grade up (1.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 15% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.4%) is left out: French Lake Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, French Lake Township could be anywhere from B to A−.
A workday in French Lake Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 589 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 100 people come in from elsewhere.
About 770 people are in French Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
French Lake Township’s commute takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of French Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 582 commuters (the 8% 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.
12% of working residents work in Annandale
Where French Lake Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
In French Lake Township, 46% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in French Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 104 → 103. 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 French Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region French Lake Township works
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.
For most of French Lake Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, French Lake Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 3.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 631 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 French Lake Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of French Lake Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
French Lake Township places 749th of 4,866 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 8 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 29 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
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| 747 | Cicero WI | 1,013 | $82K | 5.7% | 0.5% | 1% | B+ |
| 748 | Aurdal Township MN | 1,564 | $123K | 3.8% | 1.4% | 2% | B+ |
| 749 | French Lake Township MN | 1,259 | $105K | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1% | B+ |
| 750 | Eden Lake Township MN | 1,661 | $107K | 4.0% | 1.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 751 | Salina Township IL | 1,208 | $82K | 2.6% | 7.0% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of French Lake Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
How French Lake Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Southside Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | French Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Lake Township | – | B+ | D | 37 min | $104,940 |
| Southside Township | 2% | B− | D | 35 min | $81,429 |
| Kingston Township | under 2% | B | C | 29 min | $84,861 |
| Cokato Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 23 min | $86,667 |
| Albion Township | under 2% | B | C | 32 min | $101,420 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of French 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 French Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in French Lake Township?
$104,940 (±$21,085) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in French Lake Township?
1.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from French Lake Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in French Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Annandale (12%, 6 mi), Buffalo (7%, 16 mi), St. Cloud (7%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is French Lake Township walkable?
French Lake Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around French 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 French Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of French 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.