Earning a living in Leech Lake Township
224 jobs are based in Leech Lake Township; 149 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 22 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Home is the office for 13% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Leech Lake Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 144 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 219 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Leech Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Leech Lake Township, and from where
Where Leech Lake Township clocks in
18% of workers
5% 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.
Leech Lake Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leech Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 224. 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 Leech Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way for Leech Lake Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leech Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 159 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.
How far Leech Lake Township goes to work
About 32% 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 23% of Leech Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leech Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leech Lake Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $68,750 |
| Wilkinson Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Lakeport Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Shingobee Township | 23% | C | B | 22 min | $75,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilkinson Township and Lakeport Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Shingobee Township. Darker towns draw more of Leech 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 Leech Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leech Lake Township?
$68,750 (±$31,426) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leech Lake Township?
10.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leech 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 Leech Lake Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shingobee Township (23%, 8 mi), Walker (18%, 7 mi), Bemidji (5%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leech Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leech Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leech 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.