For about half of its working residents, Pine Lake Township is a commute to Perham
11% of workers have no commute at all, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Hardly any work in Pine Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Perham (45%, 5 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pine Lake Township and work: the main findings
Pine Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 6 jobs based in Pine Lake Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pine Lake Township has about 370 people in it, 52% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 408 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Pine Lake Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 408 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Pine Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.
0.01 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.
Out of Pine Lake Township to work: where people go
Where Pine Lake Township clocks in
45% of workers
9% 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.
Most jobs in Pine Lake Township are in services
6 jobs are based in Pine Lake Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 24 → 6. 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 Pine Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Pine Lake Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pine Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 299 commuters (the 11% 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 it is to work from Pine Lake Township
About 16% 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.
Next door to Pine Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Lake Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $94,792 |
| Perham Township | under 1% | B− | D | 15 min | $103,558 |
| Otto Township | under 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Homestead Township | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Otto Township and Homestead Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pine 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 Pine Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pine Lake Township?
$94,792 (±$11,986) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine Lake Township?
3.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine Lake Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine Lake Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Pine 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 Pine Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine 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.