Most of Round Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Round Lake Township report 34 jobs, and 61 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Round Lake Township for work; outside it, Worthington is the main destination (15%, 12 miles). The average commute takes 22 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
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 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Round Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
The towns that employ Round Lake Township’s residents
Where Round Lake Township clocks in
11% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Round Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Round Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 34. 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.
About 22 minutes each way, about the MN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 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 66 commuters (the 15% 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.
Half of Round Lake Township commutes less than 17 miles
About 18% 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.
How Round Lake Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Round Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $98,750 |
| Indian Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Sioux Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Ewington Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Indian Lake Township, Sioux Valley Township and Ewington 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.
- 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?
$98,750 (±$22,328) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Round Lake Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Round Lake Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Round Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Worthington (15%, 12 mi), Lakefield (11%, 15 mi), Brewster (11%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Round 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 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.