Most of Hill Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). There are 12 jobs in Hill Lake Township, against 185 working residents. Hardly any stay in Hill Lake Township for work; outside it, Grand Rapids is the main destination (18%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Hill Lake Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 185 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Hill Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 Hill Lake Township’s working residents head each day
Where Hill Lake Township clocks in
18% of workers
10% 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.
83% of the jobs in Hill Lake Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hill Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 16 → 12. 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 Hill Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Hill Lake Township spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hill Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 161 commuters (the 15% 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.
Hill Lake Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 35% 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 Hill Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hill Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Lake Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $70,893 |
| Macville Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Spang Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Macville Township and Spang Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hill 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 Hill Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hill Lake Township?
$70,893 (±$19,033) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hill Lake Township?
8.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hill Lake Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hill Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (18%, 18 mi), Hill City (11%, 2 mi), Aitkin (10%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Hill Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hill Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hill 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.