Itasca State Park (Additional Documentation) · Photo: Mark Evans from Orange City, USA · CC BY 2.0Most of Lake Alice Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. 9 jobs are based in Lake Alice Township for 40 working residents. Only 2% work in Lake Alice Township itself; outside it, Park Rapids draws the most (33%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Lake Alice Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 39 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 89 people are in Lake Alice Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 Lake Alice Township’s working residents head each day
Where Lake Alice Township clocks in
33% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Lake Alice Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Lake Alice Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Lake Alice Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Alice Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 52 commuters (the 20% 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 commute from Lake Alice Township, by distance
About 25% 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.
The towns around Lake Alice Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Alice Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Alice Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $75,833 |
| Lake Hattie Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Clover Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Hattie Township and Clover Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Alice 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 Lake Alice Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Alice Township?
$75,833 (±$27,382) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Alice Township?
6.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Alice Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Alice Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Rapids (33%, 20 mi), Detroit Lakes (5%, 43 mi), Bemidji (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lake Alice 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 Lake Alice Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Alice 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.