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Jobs & commute in Lund Township

Lund Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Lund Township has 38 jobs, and 179 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Lund Township itself; outside it, Alexandria draws the most (44%, 20 miles). For 9% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Lund Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 177 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.

177live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
36work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night350
Workday210
350live here− 180head out to work+ 36come in to work= 210on a workday

About 210 people are in Lund Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.21jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Lund Township ends

ChelseaKensington: 2 residents work here (1%)Miltona: 6 residents work here (3%)Millerville: 4 residents work here (2%)ClarissaParkers Prairie: 7 residents work here (4%)Fergus Falls: 6 residents work here (3%)Alexandria: 79 residents work here (44%)Minneapolis: 5 residents work here (3%)La Grand Township: 3 residents work here (2%)Leaf Valley TownshipEvansville TownshipLund TownshipMillerville TownshipMiltona Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Eagle Lake TownshipPelican Lake TownshipCarlos Township: 4 residents work here (2%)AlexandriaParkers PrairieMiltonaFergus FallsMinneapolisMillervilleLund Township
1
Alexandria20.5 mi away
44%79
2
Parkers Prairie19.7 mi away
4%7
3
Miltona20.3 mi away
3%6
4
Fergus Falls23.4 mi away
3%6
5
Minneapolis140.5 mi away
3%5
6
Millerville7.6 mi away
2%4
7
Miltona Township17.8 mi away
2%4
8
Carlos Township19 mi away
2%4
9
La Grand Township16.8 mi away
2%3
10
Kensington19.3 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%59
The top trips

Where Lund Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Services make up most of the work in Lund Township

Jobs based in Lund TownshipJobs Lund Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%32%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices100%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less21%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month47%25%
Over $3,333 a month32%59%

Who does it

29 or younger24%22%
30 to 5455%50%
55 and older21%28%
+46%

Jobs based in Lund Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 38. 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 Lund Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Lund Township takes about 27 minutes

A year of commuting
210 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Lund Township27 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
9%

of Lund Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Lund Township gets to work
90%Drive alone
7%Carpool
2%Walk

Share of the 122 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.

How far

How far Lund Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAlexandria: 44% · 20.5 miParkers Prairie: 4% · 19.7 miMiltona: 3% · 20.3 miFergus Falls: 3% · 23.4 miMinneapolis: 3% · 140.5 miMillerville: 2% · 7.6 miMiltona Township: 2% · 17.8 miCarlos Township: 2% · 19 miLa Grand Township: 2% · 16.8 miKensington: 1% · 19.3 miAlexandria 44%Parkers Prairie 4%Miltona 3%Fergus Falls 3%Minneapolis 3%Lund Township
Lund TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
7%Under 10 mi12 residents
71%10–24 mi127 residents
4%25–50 mi8 residents
17%Over 50 mi31 residents

About 17% 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.

Next door

Lund Township and the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Pelican Lake Township19 min
Evansville Township25 min
Eagle Lake Township26 min
Lund Township27 min
Millerville Township31 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLund Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Lund Township–——27 min$71,875
Pelican Lake Townshipunder 2%——19 min—
Millerville Townshipunder 2%——31 min—
Evansville Townshipunder 2%——25 min—
Eagle Lake Townshipunder 2%——26 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Pelican Lake Township, Millerville Township, Evansville Township and Eagle Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Lund Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Lund Township: questions

What is the median household income in Lund Township?

$71,875 (±$17,778) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Lund Township?

8.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Lund Township?

27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Lund Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (44%, 20 mi), Parkers Prairie (4%, 20 mi), Miltona (3%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Lund 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 Lund Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Lund Township

Lund Township home →

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.