Jobs, income and commuting in Ross Lake Township, MN
The average commute, 23 minutes each way, matches the Minnesota norm. For 34% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Hardly any stay in Ross Lake Township for work; outside it, Crosslake is the main destination (20%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Ross Lake Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 71 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Ross Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Ross Lake Township work
Where Ross Lake Township clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
Commuting from Ross Lake Township: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ross Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 98 commuters (the 34% 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.
Ross Lake Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 31% 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 Ross Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ross Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Lake Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $125,417 |
| Little Pine Township | under 3% | — | — | 51 min | — |
| Fairfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Little Pine Township and Fairfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ross 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 Ross Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ross Lake Township?
$125,417 (±$51,942) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ross Lake Township?
5.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ross Lake Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ross Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crosslake (20%, 12 mi), Emily (10%, 10 mi), Brainerd (7%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ross 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 Ross Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ross 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.