Work, pay and getting to work in Round Lake Township
Working residents average 28 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Only 1% work in Round Lake Township itself; outside it, Detroit Lakes draws the most (30%, 25 miles). Employers in Round Lake Township report 49 jobs, and 74 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Round Lake Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 73 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Round Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.66 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 the trip to work from Round Lake Township ends
Where Round Lake Township clocks in
30% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Round Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Round Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 49. 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 Round Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Round Lake Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Round Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 13% 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 Round Lake Township
About 44% 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.
The towns around Round Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Round Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $75,833 |
| Eagle View Township | under 2% | — | — | 54 min | — |
| Sugar Bush Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Pine Point Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| La Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Forest Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Shell Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eagle View Township, Sugar Bush Township, Pine Point Township, La Prairie Township, Forest Township and Shell Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Round 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Round Lake Township workers work outside Minnesota. The job records count 12% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Round Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Round Lake Township?
$75,833 (±$26,206) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Round Lake Township?
29.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Round Lake Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Round Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit Lakes (30%, 25 mi), Fargo (11%, 66 mi), Mahnomen (9%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Round Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Round Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Round 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.