About half of Pickerel Lake Township’s working residents commute to Albert Lea
Employers in Pickerel Lake Township report 145 jobs for 254 working residents. The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Home is the office for 13% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pickerel Lake Township at work: what stands out
The towns that employ Pickerel Lake Township’s residents
Where Pickerel Lake Township clocks in
6% 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.
Who leaves Pickerel Lake Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 245 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Pickerel Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.57 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
67% of the jobs in Pickerel Lake Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pickerel Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 56 → 145. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pickerel Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Pickerel Lake Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pickerel Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 310 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Pickerel Lake Township
About 22% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bordering towns draw 45% of Pickerel Lake Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pickerel Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickerel Lake Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $81,750 |
| Conger | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Albert Lea | 45% | C | B+ | 18 min | $64,603 |
| Manchester Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Albert Lea Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Nunda Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Alden Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Conger, Manchester Township, Albert Lea Township, Nunda Township and Alden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Albert Lea. Darker towns draw more of Pickerel 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 2024, 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 Pickerel Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pickerel Lake Township?
$81,750 (±$22,417) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pickerel Lake Township?
5.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pickerel Lake Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pickerel Lake Township work?
4% work in town.
Can you get around Pickerel Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pickerel Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pickerel Lake Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.