With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Toad Lake Township works elsewhere
Employers in Toad Lake Township report 28 jobs, against 226 working residents. Hardly any stay in Toad Lake Township for work; outside it, Detroit Lakes is the main destination (30%, 19 miles). Working residents average 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Toad Lake Township at work: what stands out
Toad Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 28 jobs based in Toad Lake Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Toad Lake Township has about 310 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Toad Lake Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
30% of Toad Lake Township works in Detroit Lakes
68 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Detroit Lakes, 19 miles away. That’s 30 times as many as work in Toad Lake Township itself. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, 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.
Toad Lake Township by day and by night
On a workday 224 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Toad Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Getting to work from Toad Lake Township takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Toad Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 164 commuters (the 12% 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 places Toad Lake Township commutes to
Where Toad Lake Township clocks in
30% of workers
8% 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.
Toad Lake Township makes things: 93% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Toad Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 28. 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 Toad Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Toad Lake Township, by distance
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Toad Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Toad Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toad Lake Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $71,250 |
| Wolf Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Shell Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Height of Land Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Evergreen Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wolf Lake Township, Shell Lake Township, Height of Land Township and Evergreen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Toad 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 Toad Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Toad Lake Township?
$71,250 (±$1,099) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Toad Lake Township?
7.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Toad Lake Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Toad Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit Lakes (30%, 19 mi), Perham (8%, 18 mi), Frazee (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Toad Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Toad Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Toad 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.