With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lakeport Township works elsewhere
Lakeport Township has 37 jobs for 296 working residents. Only 2% stay in Lakeport Township for work; outside it, Bemidji is the main destination (17%, 22 miles). 11% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Lakeport Township in brief
Lakeport Township is a place people come home to
There are 37 jobs based in Lakeport Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lakeport Township has about 600 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lakeport Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lakeport Township is Bemidji, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (51) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 296 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Lakeport Township by day and by night
On a workday 289 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Lakeport 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lakeport Township
About 33% 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.
The places Lakeport Township commutes to
Where Lakeport Township clocks in
17% 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: 68% of jobs based in Lakeport Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lakeport Township, 2014 → 2024: 19 → 37. 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 Lakeport Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Lakeport Township: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lakeport Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 341 commuters (the 11% 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.
Work in the towns next to Lakeport Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lakeport Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeport Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $78,068 |
| Steamboat River Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Hendrickson Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Hart Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Leech Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Steamboat River Township, Hendrickson Township, Hart Lake Township and Leech Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lakeport 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 Lakeport Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lakeport Township?
$78,068 (±$11,374) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lakeport Township?
12.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lakeport Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lakeport Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bemidji (17%, 22 mi), Shingobee Township (10%, 9 mi), Walker (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lakeport 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 Lakeport Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lakeport 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.