For about half of its working residents, Swan Lake Township is a commute to Morris
Only 1% work in Swan Lake Township itself; outside it, Morris draws the most (48%, 9 miles). For 4% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%. Commuters spend 15 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Swan Lake Township by day
On a workday 92 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Swan Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
0.05 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Swan Lake Township ends
Where Swan Lake Township clocks in
48% 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.
In Swan Lake Township, 80% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
5 jobs are based in Swan Lake Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Swan Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 5. 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 Swan Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 15 minutes each way for Swan Lake Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Swan Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 124 commuters (the 4% 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 Swan Lake Township commutes less than 12 miles
About 20% 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.
The towns around Swan Lake Township
The biggest share goes to Rendsville Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Swan Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Lake Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $126,250 |
| Nora Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Framnas Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Land Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Rendsville Township | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nora Township, Framnas Township, Land Township and Rendsville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Swan 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 Swan Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Swan Lake Township?
$126,250 (±$21,751) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Swan Lake Township?
0.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Swan Lake Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Swan Lake Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Swan 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 Swan Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Swan 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.