Ponto Lake Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 7% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. 37 jobs are based in Ponto Lake Township, and 215 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Ponto Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Hackensack (6%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Ponto Lake Township: the figures worth knowing
Ponto Lake Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 130 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Ponto Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 37 jobs based in Ponto Lake Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ponto Lake Township has about 440 people in it, 29% 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 215 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Ponto Lake Township’s commute takes about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ponto Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 218 commuters (the 7% 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 many people are in Ponto Lake Township by day
On a workday 214 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Ponto Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Ponto Lake Township to work: where people go
Where Ponto Lake Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
What Ponto Lake Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ponto Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 43 → 37. 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 Ponto Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Ponto Lake Township
About 27% 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.
Around Ponto Lake Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Woodrow Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ponto Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponto Lake Township | – | — | — | 40 min | $79,318 |
| Blind Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Woodrow Township | 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Powers Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Barclay Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Timothy Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blind Lake Township, Woodrow Township, Powers Township, Barclay Township and Timothy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ponto 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 Ponto Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ponto Lake Township?
$79,318 (±$10,618) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ponto Lake Township?
8.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ponto Lake Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ponto Lake Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hackensack (6%, 10 mi), Walker (6%, 21 mi), Pine River (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Ponto Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ponto Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ponto 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.