Turtle Lake Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 44 jobs are based in Turtle Lake Township for 273 working residents. At home: 25% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Turtle Lake Township
Turtle Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Turtle Lake Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Turtle Lake Township has about 610 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Turtle Lake Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 273 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Turtle Lake Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 270 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Turtle 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 trip to work from Turtle Lake Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Turtle Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 206 commuters (the 25% 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.
16% of working residents work in Shingobee Township
Where Turtle Lake Township clocks in
15% of workers
9% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Turtle Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Turtle Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 44. 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 Turtle Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Turtle Lake Township
About 29% 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 next door employ 16% of Turtle Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Turtle Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Lake Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $80,208 |
| Shingobee Township | 16% | C | B | 22 min | $75,000 |
| Pine Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Whipholt | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Birch Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pine Lake Township and Birch Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Whipholt: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Shingobee Township. Darker towns draw more of Turtle 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 Turtle Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Turtle Lake Township?
$80,208 (±$11,886) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Turtle Lake Township?
18.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Turtle Lake Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Turtle Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shingobee Township (16%, 6 mi), Walker (15%, 5 mi), Cass Lake (9%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Turtle Lake Township without a car?
1% 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 Turtle Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Turtle 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.