Most of Lien Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Lien Township has 10 jobs, and 48 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Working from home is the commute for 9% 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 Lien Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 89 people are in Lien 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 2023, primary jobs.
15% of working residents work in Barrett
Where Lien Township clocks in
15% of workers
13% of workers
10% 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 jobs make up 90% of work in Lien Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lien Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 10. 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 Lien Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Lien Township takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lien Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 commuters (the 9% 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 Lien Township, by distance
About 21% 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 next door: 15% of Lien Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lien Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lien Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $103,750 |
| Barrett | 15% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Sanford Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Delaware Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Elk Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Roseville Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Barrett, Sanford Township, Delaware Township, Elk Lake Township and Roseville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Barrett. Darker towns draw more of Lien 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 Lien Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lien Township?
$103,750 (±$78,018) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lien Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lien Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lien Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Barrett (15%, 2 mi), Morris (13%, 22 mi), Elbow Lake (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lien 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 Lien Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lien 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.