Most of Leaf Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Leaf Lake Township has 26 jobs for 280 working residents. Only 1% work in Leaf Lake Township itself; outside it, Perham draws the most (18%, 14 miles). At 22 minutes each way, commutes from Leaf Lake Township run about the Minnesota average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Leaf Lake Township apart
How a workday changes Leaf Lake Township
On a workday 276 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Leaf Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 towns that employ Leaf Lake Township’s residents
Where Leaf Lake Township clocks in
18% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
Leaf Lake Township makes things: 88% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leaf Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 26. 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 Leaf Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Leaf Lake Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leaf Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 223 commuters (the 13% 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 Leaf Lake Township, by distance
About 25% 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.
The towns next door employ 10% of Leaf Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leaf Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf Lake Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $84,375 |
| Deer Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Henning Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Otter Tail Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Otto Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Ottertail | 10% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deer Creek Township, Henning Township, Otter Tail Township, Otto Township and Ottertail: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ottertail. Darker towns draw more of Leaf 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 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 Leaf Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leaf Lake Township?
$84,375 (±$12,126) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leaf Lake Township?
8.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leaf Lake Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leaf Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Perham (18%, 14 mi), Ottertail (10%, 5 mi), Fergus Falls (9%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leaf Lake 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 Leaf Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leaf Lake 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.