Most of Gail Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
8 jobs are based in Gail Lake Township for 41 working residents. Hardly any stay in Gail Lake Township for work; outside it, Crosslake is the main destination (10%, 11 miles). For 3% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Gail Lake Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 67 people are in Gail Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Where Gail Lake Township’s working residents head each day
Where Gail Lake Township clocks in
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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gail Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 7 → 8. 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 Gail Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Gail Lake Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gail Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 99 commuters (the 3% 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.
The distance from Gail Lake Township to work
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.
Work in the towns next to Gail Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gail Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Lake Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $55,417 |
| Barclay Township | under 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Timothy Township | under 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Jenkins Township | under 5% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Wilson Township | under 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Barclay Township, Timothy Township, Jenkins Township and Wilson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gail 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 Gail Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gail Lake Township?
$55,417 (±$31,886) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gail Lake Township?
7.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gail Lake Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gail Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crosslake (10%, 11 mi), Ideal Township (10%, 8 mi), Jenkins (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Gail Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gail Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gail 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.