Preston Lake Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. There are 6 jobs in Preston Lake Township, against 125 working residents. Hardly any work in Preston Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Buffalo Lake (13%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Preston Lake Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 125 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Preston Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 49% 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.
Where Preston Lake Township goes to work
Where Preston Lake Township clocks in
13% of workers
13% 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.
A place that makes things: 33% of Preston Lake Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Preston Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 145 → 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 Preston Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Preston Lake Township: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Preston Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 commuters (the 14% 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 Preston 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.
Preston Lake Township and its neighbors: 15% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Preston Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Lake Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $78,750 |
| Buffalo Lake | 13% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Grafton Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Boon Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Collins Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Stewart | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Hector Township | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Buffalo Lake, Grafton Township, Boon Lake Township, Collins Township, Stewart and Hector Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Buffalo Lake. Darker towns draw more of Preston 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 Preston Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Preston Lake Township?
$78,750 (±$31,206) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Preston Lake Township?
5.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Preston Lake Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Preston Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Buffalo Lake (13%, 3 mi), Hutchinson (13%, 13 mi), Glencoe (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Preston 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 Preston Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Preston 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.