Indian Lake Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Indian Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Worthington (26%, 7 miles). Employers in Indian Lake Township report 12 jobs, and 88 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 19 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Indian Lake Township by day
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Indian 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.
Where people from Indian Lake Township work
Where Indian Lake Township clocks in
9% 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.
Goods, not services: 92% of the jobs in Indian Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Indian Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 4 → 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 Indian Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Indian Lake Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Indian Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 77 commuters (the 21% 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.
Indian Lake Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
Next door to Indian Lake Township
The biggest share goes to Bigelow Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Indian Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Lake Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $74,375 |
| Round Lake | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Bigelow Township | 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Round Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Lorain Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Ewington Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Round Lake, Bigelow Township, Round Lake Township, Lorain Township and Ewington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Indian 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 Indian Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Indian Lake Township?
$74,375 (±$23,804) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Indian Lake Township?
5.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Indian Lake Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Indian Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Worthington (26%, 7 mi), Ellsworth (9%, 25 mi), Sioux Falls (5%, 61 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Indian Lake Township without a car?
3% 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 Indian Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Indian 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.