Lake Emma Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
The average commute, 23 minutes each way, matches the Minnesota norm. 44 jobs are based in Lake Emma Township; 366 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Lake Emma Township for work; outside it, Park Rapids is the main destination (27%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lake Emma Township: the gist
Lake Emma Township is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Lake Emma Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lake Emma Township has about 660 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lake Emma Township and Park Rapids trade workers both ways
Park Rapids is the top workplace for Lake Emma Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Lake Emma Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 366 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Lake Emma Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 363 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Lake Emma 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Lake Emma Township work
Where Lake Emma Township clocks in
27% of workers
16% of workers
6% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Lake Emma Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Emma Township, 2013 → 2023: 144 → 44. 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 Emma Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Lake Emma Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Emma Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 301 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.
Where in the region Lake Emma Township works
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Lake Emma Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Henrietta Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Emma Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Emma Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $100,521 |
| Henrietta Township | 1% | C− | B | 16 min | $72,500 |
| Mantrap Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Clay Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Arago Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mantrap Township, Clay Township and Arago Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Emma 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 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 Emma Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Emma Township?
$100,521 (±$19,198) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Emma Township?
7.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Emma Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Emma Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Rapids (27%, 9 mi), Bemidji (16%, 32 mi), Detroit Lakes (6%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Emma 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 Lake Emma Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Emma Township
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.