Lake Sarah Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). 28 jobs are based in Lake Sarah Township for 112 working residents. Only 2% work in Lake Sarah Township; the top destination outside it is Slayton (18%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Lake Sarah Township by day
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Lake Sarah Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 people from Lake Sarah Township work
Where Lake Sarah Township clocks in
18% of workers
12% 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.
Jobs in Lake Sarah Township: what the 28 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Sarah Township, 2014 → 2024: 38 → 28. 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 Sarah Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Lake Sarah Township, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Sarah Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 117 commuters (the 14% 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 distance from Lake Sarah Township to work
About 26% 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.
Next door to Lake Sarah Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Sarah Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Sarah Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $73,750 |
| Mason Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Shetek Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Custer Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Skandia Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| The Lakes | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mason Township, Shetek Township, Custer Township and Skandia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. The Lakes: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Sarah 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 Sarah Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Sarah Township?
$73,750 (±$15,475) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Sarah Township?
5.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Sarah Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Sarah Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Slayton (18%, 11 mi), Marshall (12%, 21 mi), Tracy (11%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lake Sarah Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Sarah Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Sarah 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.