Work means Marshall for more than half of Lake Marshall Township’s working residents
Home is the office for 16% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Working residents average 13 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Employers in Lake Marshall Township report 69 jobs for 249 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Lake Marshall Township, in brief
More than half of Lake Marshall Township works in Marshall
142 working residents, 57%, have their main job in Marshall, 3.3 miles away across the town line. That’s 57 times as many as work in Lake Marshall Township itself. The commute map ↓
Most Lake Marshall Township residents work close to home
63% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Lake Marshall Township is a place people come home to
There are 69 jobs based in Lake Marshall Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lake Marshall Township has about 380 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 249 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Lake Marshall Township: the destinations
Where Lake Marshall Township clocks in
57% of workers
3% of workers
2% 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.
Miles to work from Lake Marshall Township
About 22% 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.
Who leaves Lake Marshall Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 247 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Lake Marshall Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.28 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Lake Marshall Township works in goods: 45% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Marshall Township, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 69. 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 Marshall Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Lake Marshall Township: about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Marshall Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 232 commuters (the 17% 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.
57% of Lake Marshall Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Marshall Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Marshall Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $123,750 |
| Marshall | 57% | C | A | 11 min | $68,566 |
| Sodus Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Clifton Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Lynd Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sodus Township, Clifton Township and Lynd Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Marshall. Darker towns draw more of Lake Marshall 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 Marshall Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Marshall Township?
$123,750 (±$20,565) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Marshall Township?
2.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Marshall Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Marshall Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Lake Marshall Township without a car?
<1% 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 Marshall Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Marshall 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.