Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY 4.0Lake Wilson has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Employers in Lake Wilson report 48 jobs; 102 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in Lake Wilson for work; outside it, Fulda is the main destination (14%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Lake Wilson for work, and who comes in
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Lake Wilson on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Lake Wilson goes to work
Where Lake Wilson clocks in
14% of workers
13% 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.
Goods, not services: 69% of the jobs in Lake Wilson
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Wilson, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 48. 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 Wilson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 18 minutes from Lake Wilson
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Wilson workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 commuters (the 7% 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 commute from Lake Wilson, by distance
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 Wilson
The biggest share goes to Chanarambie Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Wilson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Wilson | – | — | — | 18 min | $65,500 |
| Chanarambie Township | 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Leeds Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chanarambie Township and Leeds Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Wilson’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 Wilson: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Wilson?
$65,500 (±$18,345) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Wilson?
17.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Wilson?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Wilson work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fulda (14%, 20 mi), Slayton (13%, 10 mi), Chandler (9%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Wilson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Wilson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Wilson
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.