With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lakeview Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Lakeview Township; the top destination outside it is Moose Lake (18%, 16 miles). Employers in Lakeview Township report 9 jobs; 82 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Lakeview Township by day
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Lakeview Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The places Lakeview Township commutes to
Where Lakeview Township clocks in
18% of workers
12% 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.
In Lakeview Township, 44% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lakeview Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 9. 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 Lakeview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Lakeview Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lakeview Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 18% 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 distance from Lakeview Township to work
About 22% 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 Lakeview Township
The biggest share goes to Eagle Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lakeview Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $80,938 |
| Beseman Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Clark Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Automba Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Wright | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Eagle Township | 4% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beseman Township, Clark Township, Automba Township, Wright and Eagle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lakeview 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 Lakeview Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lakeview Township?
$80,938 (±$13,253) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lakeview Township?
3.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lakeview Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lakeview Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moose Lake (18%, 16 mi), Duluth (12%, 41 mi), Cloquet (9%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lakeview Township 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 Lakeview Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lakeview 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.