Most of Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Lake Township for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (32%, 28 miles). Lake Township has 1 jobs for 217 working residents. For 8% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lake Township: the figures worth knowing
Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 1 jobs based in Lake Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lake Township has about 220 people in it, 50% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Lake Township works in Rochester
70 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Rochester, 28 miles away. That’s far more as work in Lake Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 217 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Lake Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 217 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 50% 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 Lake Township’s working residents head each day
Where Lake Township clocks in
32% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 21 → 1. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes each way for Lake Township’s commuters
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 Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 220 commuters (the 8% 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.
Lake Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 Township
The biggest share goes to Lake City (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $96,750 |
| Lake City | 7% | B+ | A− | 20 min | $72,244 |
| Pepin Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Mount Pleasant Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Florence Township | under 2% | A− | C | 23 min | $109,432 |
| West Albany Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pepin Township, Mount Pleasant Township and West Albany Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Township?
$96,750 (±$17,763) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Township?
3.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (32%, 28 mi), Lake City (7%, 4 mi), Plainview (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lake 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake 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.