Esselman Brothers General Store · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Mayhew Lake Township works elsewhere
7% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. 92 jobs are based in Mayhew Lake Township for 450 working residents. Hardly any work in Mayhew Lake Township; the top destination outside it is St. Cloud (29%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Mayhew Lake Township: the gist
Mayhew Lake Township and St. Cloud trade workers both ways
St. Cloud is the top workplace for Mayhew Lake Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Mayhew Lake Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Mayhew Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 92 jobs based in Mayhew Lake Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mayhew Lake Township has about 530 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 450 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Mayhew Lake Township: the destinations
Where Mayhew Lake Township clocks in
29% 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.
How many people are in Mayhew Lake Township by day
On a workday 446 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Mayhew Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
A place that makes things: 58% of Mayhew Lake Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mayhew Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 92. 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 Mayhew Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for Mayhew Lake Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mayhew Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 535 commuters (the 7% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Mayhew Lake Township
About 18% 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 to Mayhew Lake Township
The biggest share goes to Minden Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mayhew Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayhew Lake Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $107,734 |
| Gilmanton Township | 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Graham Township | 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Watab Township | under 2% | A− | D | 23 min | $99,018 |
| Minden Township | 4% | A− | C− | 22 min | $76,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gilmanton Township and Graham Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mayhew 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 Mayhew Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mayhew Lake Township?
$107,734 (±$4,405) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mayhew Lake Township?
4.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mayhew Lake Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mayhew Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Cloud (29%, 12 mi), Foley (14%, 8 mi), Sartell (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mayhew 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 Mayhew Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mayhew 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.