With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Platte Lake Township works elsewhere
For 6% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%). Employers in Platte Lake Township report 15 jobs; 170 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Platte Lake Township itself; outside it, Brainerd draws the most (19%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Platte Lake Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 170 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Platte Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 Platte Lake Township: the destinations
Where Platte Lake Township clocks in
19% of workers
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.
Making and building: 87% of jobs based in Platte Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Platte Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 15. 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 Platte Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Platte Lake Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Platte Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 165 commuters (the 6% 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 Platte Lake Township
About 25% 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.
Work in the towns next to Platte Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Platte Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Lake Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $75,417 |
| Roosevelt Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Pulaski Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Daggett Brook Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Maple Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Garrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Roosevelt Township, Pulaski Township, Daggett Brook Township, Maple Grove Township and Garrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Platte 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 Platte Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Platte Lake Township?
$75,417 (±$18,019) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Platte Lake Township?
8.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Platte Lake Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Platte Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brainerd (19%, 14 mi), Baxter (10%, 16 mi), Aitkin (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Platte Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Platte Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Platte 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.