With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Sturgeon Lake Township works elsewhere
56 jobs are based in Sturgeon Lake Township, and 226 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Sturgeon Lake Township for work; outside it, Moose Lake is the main destination (17%, 8 miles). A typical one-way commute from Sturgeon Lake Township lasts 41 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Sturgeon Lake Township, in brief
Sturgeon Lake Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 138 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (19 to 37 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Sturgeon Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 56 jobs based in Sturgeon Lake Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sturgeon Lake Township has about 390 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 226 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How long Sturgeon Lake Township spends getting to work: about 41 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sturgeon Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 143 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.
The daily commute in and out of Sturgeon Lake Township
On a workday 226 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Sturgeon Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Commuting out of Sturgeon Lake Township: the destinations
Where Sturgeon Lake Township clocks in
17% of workers
9% 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.
Sturgeon Lake Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sturgeon Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 73 → 56. 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 Sturgeon Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sturgeon Lake Township
About 28% 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.
10% of Sturgeon Lake Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Willow River (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sturgeon Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon Lake Township | – | — | — | 41 min | $81,875 |
| Sturgeon Lake | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Silver Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Kettle River Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Birch Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Willow River | 7% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Windemere Township | 3% | C+ | D | 26 min | $85,982 |
| Denham | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sturgeon Lake, Silver Township, Kettle River Township, Birch Creek Township, Willow River and Denham: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sturgeon 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 Sturgeon Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sturgeon Lake Township?
$81,875 (±$6,903) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sturgeon Lake Township?
7.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sturgeon Lake Township?
41 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sturgeon Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moose Lake (17%, 8 mi), Duluth (9%, 45 mi), Willow River (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Sturgeon Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sturgeon Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sturgeon 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.