Most of Summit Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Summit Lake Township itself; outside it, Worthington draws the most (44%, 10 miles). There are 52 jobs in Summit Lake Township, and 132 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 10% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Summit Lake Township
On a workday 131 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Summit Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Summit Lake Township’s residents
Where Summit Lake Township clocks in
7% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Summit Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Summit Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 52. 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 Summit Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Summit Lake Township: about 16 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Summit Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 143 commuters (the 10% 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.
How far Summit Lake Township’s workers travel
About 24% 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 Summit Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Summit Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Lake Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $80,000 |
| Bloom Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Larkin Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Elk Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Dewald Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bloom Township, Larkin Township, Elk Township and Dewald Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Summit 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 Summit Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Summit Lake Township?
$80,000 (±$41,182) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Summit Lake Township?
19.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Summit Lake Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Summit Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Worthington (44%, 10 mi), Brewster (7%, 14 mi), Windom (4%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Summit 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 Summit Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Summit 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.