Larson's Hunters Resort · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Earning a living in Lake Valley Township
95 jobs are based in Lake Valley Township for 81 working residents. About one in ten work in Lake Valley Township; the top destination outside it is Wheaton (30%, 1 miles). Commuters spend 11 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lake Valley Township by day and by night
On a workday 72 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 86 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.17 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Lake Valley Township to work: where people go
Where Lake Valley Township clocks in
5% of workers
5% 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.
77% of the jobs in Lake Valley Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 95. 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 Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 11 minutes from Lake Valley Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Valley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 119 commuters (the 20% 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 it is to work from Lake Valley Township
About 28% 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.
Work in the towns next to Lake Valley Township
The biggest share goes to Monson Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Valley Township | – | — | — | 11 min | $114,821 |
| Monson Township | 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Croke Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Clifton Township | under 2% | — | — | 59 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Monson Township, Croke Township and Clifton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Valley 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 Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Valley Township?
$114,821 (±$26,932) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Valley Township?
3.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Valley Township?
11 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Valley Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wheaton (30%, 1 mi), Minneapolis (5%, 168 mi), Fargo (5%, 75 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Valley Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Valley 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.