More than half of Lake View Township’s working residents commute to Detroit Lakes
The average commute takes 21 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. For jobs and income Lake View Township is better than 69% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (C−). Only 2% work in Lake View Township itself; outside it, Detroit Lakes draws the most (51%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lake View Township: the figures worth knowing
More than half of Lake View Township works in Detroit Lakes
375 working residents, 51%, have their main job in Detroit Lakes, 4.1 miles away across the town line. That’s 26 times as many as work in Lake View Township itself. The commute map ↓
Lake View Township is a place people come home to
There are 190 jobs based in Lake View Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lake View Township has about 1,200 people in it, 31% 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 738 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Lake View Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Lake View Township’s grade up (2.0%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lake View Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
The towns that employ Lake View Township’s residents
Where Lake View Township clocks in
51% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
Lake View Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 724 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 176 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Lake View Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.26 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.
35% of the jobs in Lake View Township make or build things
190 jobs are based in Lake View Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake View Township, 2013 → 2023: 145 → 190. 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 View Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Lake View Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake View Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 775 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.
Miles to work from Lake View Township
About 19% 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.
Getting around Lake View Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 982 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.6% of Lake View Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lake View Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,343 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,400, Lake View Township comes 1,141st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 7 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 25 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
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| 27 | Tonka Bay MN | 1,561 | $156K | 3.5% | 9.7% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,139 | Clinton WI | 2,336 | $72K | 5.9% | 4.2% | 15% | B+ |
| 1,140 | Kentucky Township KS | 1,546 | $87K | 6.3% | 2.7% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,141 | Lake View Township MN | 1,794 | $87K | 4.9% | 2.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,142 | Washington Township OH | 2,090 | $88K | 11.5% | 1.1% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,143 | Washington Township OH | 1,971 | $96K | 8.2% | 9.4% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,343 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lake View Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns next door employ 52% of Lake View Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake View Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake View Township | – | B+ | C− | 21 min | $86,979 |
| Detroit Lakes | 51% | C− | A− | 14 min | $62,958 |
| Lake Eunice Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 25 min | $89,554 |
| Detroit Township | under 2% | B | C | 18 min | $93,587 |
| Candor Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Burlington Township | 1% | B+ | C− | 22 min | $105,789 |
Same-state neighbors only. Candor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Detroit Lakes. Darker towns draw more of Lake View 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 View Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lake View Township?
$86,979 (±$18,366) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake View Township?
4.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake View Township?
21 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 View Township work?
2% work in town.
Is Lake View Township walkable?
Lake View Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lake View 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 View Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake View 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.