With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Pine Lake Township works elsewhere
Commuters spend 34 minutes getting to work on average; the Minnesota average is 23, the U.S. 26. Pine Lake Township has 28 jobs, against 71 working residents. Hardly any stay in Pine Lake Township for work; outside it, Walker is the main destination (18%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Pine Lake Township by day
On a workday 71 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Pine Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Commuting out of Pine Lake Township: the destinations
Where Pine Lake Township clocks in
18% of workers
4% 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.
In Pine Lake Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 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 Pine Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Pine Lake Township: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 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 74 commuters (the 17% 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.
Miles to work from Pine Lake Township
About 28% 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.
Around Pine Lake Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Kego Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Lake Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $74,375 |
| Turtle Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Kego Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Woodrow Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Turtle Lake Township, Kego Township and Woodrow 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 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 Pine Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pine Lake Township?
$74,375 (±$12,186) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine Lake Township?
6.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine Lake Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Walker (18%, 12 mi), Shingobee Township (11%, 12 mi), Remer (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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), 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.