Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in Lake Park Township, MN
A typical one-way commute lasts 34 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Only 6% work in Lake Park Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (19%, 34 miles). For 24% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lake Park Township: the gist
Lake Park Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lake Park Township is Fargo, ND, 34 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (52) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Lake Park Township workers cross into North Dakota
28% of Lake Park Township workers work outside Minnesota, most of them in North Dakota, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Lake Park Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 279 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Lake Park Township commutes less than 30 miles
About 20% 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.
Out of Lake Park Township to work: where people go
Where Lake Park Township clocks in
19% 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.
About 34 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Park Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 198 commuters (the 24% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Lake Park Township
On a workday 263 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 192 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Lake Park Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.75 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 2024, primary jobs.
The 208 jobs based in Lake Park Township
208 jobs are based in Lake Park Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Park Township, 2014 → 2024: 243 → 208. 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 Lake Park Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Lake Park Township
The biggest share goes to Lake Park (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Park Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Park Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $109,583 |
| Lake Park | 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Cuba Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Cormorant Township | 3% | B− | D− | 34 min | $102,813 |
| Eglon Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Audubon Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Parke Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Hamden Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Park, Cuba Township, Eglon Township, Audubon Township, Parke Township and Hamden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Park 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 Park Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Park Township?
$109,583 (±$34,165) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Park Township?
6.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Park Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Park Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (19%, 34 mi), Detroit Lakes (16%, 13 mi), Moorhead (6%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lake Park 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 Park Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Park 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.