Perry Lake Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
8% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%. There are 28 jobs in Perry Lake Township for 92 working residents. Only 1% stay in Perry Lake Township for work; outside it, Crosslake is the main destination (11%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Perry Lake Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 91 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Perry Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Where the trip to work from Perry Lake Township ends
Where Perry Lake Township clocks in
11% 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.
Perry Lake Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perry Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 28. 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 Perry Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Perry Lake Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Perry Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 commuters (the 8% 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.
Half of Perry Lake Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 35% 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.
How Perry Lake Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Lake Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $62,500 |
| Wolford Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Rabbit Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Fairfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Mission Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wolford Township, Rabbit Lake Township, Fairfield Township and Mission Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Perry 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 Perry Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Perry Lake Township?
$62,500 (±$20,202) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry Lake Township?
14.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perry Lake Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perry Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crosslake (11%, 9 mi), Emily (11%, 13 mi), Aitkin (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Perry Lake 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 Perry Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Perry 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.