Star Lake Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Star Lake Township report 19 jobs, against 191 working residents. Hardly any work in Star Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Fergus Falls (19%, 21 miles). At home: 1% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Star Lake Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 190 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Star Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Out of Star Lake Township to work: where people go
Where Star Lake Township clocks in
19% of workers
15% 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.
Star Lake Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Star Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 18 → 19. 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 Star Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 33 minutes each way for Star Lake Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Star Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 214 commuters (the 1% 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 Star Lake Township commutes less than 20 miles
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Star Lake Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Star Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Lake Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $64,375 |
| Maplewood Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Dora Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Dead Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Maine Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Maplewood Township, Dora Township, Dead Lake Township and Maine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Star 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 Star Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Star Lake Township?
$64,375 (±$15,964) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Star Lake Township?
5.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Star Lake Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Star Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fergus Falls (19%, 21 mi), Perham (15%, 12 mi), Pelican Rapids (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Star 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 Star Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Star 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.