Lake Bronson has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
Home is the office for 2% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Employers in Lake Bronson report 43 jobs, against 76 working residents. Only 7% work in Lake Bronson; the top destination outside it is Karlstad (26%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Lake Bronson
On a workday 71 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Lake Bronson on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where Lake Bronson goes to work
Where Lake Bronson 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.
What Lake Bronson’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Bronson, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 43. 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 Lake Bronson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lake Bronson’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Bronson workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 97 commuters (the 2% 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.
How far Lake Bronson goes to work
About 18% 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 2023.
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 Bronson
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Bronson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Bronson | – | — | — | 22 min | $49,375 |
| Hazelton Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Percy Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hazelton Township and Percy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Bronson’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 Lake Bronson: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Bronson?
$49,375 (±$19,414) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Bronson?
14.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Bronson?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Bronson work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Karlstad (26%, 13 mi), Thief River Falls (14%, 48 mi), Lancaster (9%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Bronson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Bronson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Bronson
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.