Most of Round Lake commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
9% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%. 12 jobs are based in Round Lake for 191 working residents. Hardly any stay in Round Lake for work; outside it, Worthington is the main destination (32%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Round Lake by day
On a workday 190 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Round Lake on a workday afternoon, 48% 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’s residents
Where Round Lake clocks in
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.
What Round Lake’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Round Lake, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 12. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Round Lake: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Round Lake workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 180 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where in the region Round Lake works
About 26% 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.
Round Lake and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Round Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake | – | — | — | 22 min | $71,667 |
| Indian Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Indian 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’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: questions
What is the median household income in Round Lake?
$71,667 (±$18,669) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Round Lake?
7.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Round Lake?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Round Lake work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Worthington (32%, 9 mi), Brewster (7%, 11 mi), Sioux Falls (6%, 63 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Round Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Round Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Round Lake
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.