Most of Thunder Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Thunder Lake Township report 6 jobs, against 67 working residents. Hardly any work in Thunder Lake Township itself; outside it, Longville draws the most (6%, 11 miles). For 29% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Thunder Lake Township on a workday
On a workday 67 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Thunder Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Thunder Lake Township’s residents
Where Thunder Lake Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 50% of the jobs in Thunder Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thunder Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 6. 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 Thunder Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Thunder Lake Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thunder Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 49 commuters (the 29% 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.
Miles to work from Thunder Lake Township
About 34% 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.
Next door to Thunder Lake Township
The biggest share goes to Crooked Lake Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thunder Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Lake Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $77,188 |
| Crooked Lake Township | 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Trelipe Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Remer Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Smoky Hollow Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Inguadona Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crooked Lake Township, Trelipe Township, Remer Township, Smoky Hollow Township and Inguadona Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Thunder 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 Thunder Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Thunder Lake Township?
$77,188 (±$11,263) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thunder Lake Township?
11.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thunder Lake Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thunder Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Longville (6%, 11 mi), Remer (6%, 10 mi), Walker (6%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Thunder 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 Thunder Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thunder 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.