District No. 40 School · Photo: Elkman · CC BY-SA 3.0Walnut Lake Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Walnut Lake Township itself; outside it, Blue Earth draws the most (17%, 15 miles). 11 jobs are based in Walnut Lake Township for 76 working residents. Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Walnut Lake Township
On a workday 76 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Walnut Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where Walnut Lake Township goes to work
Where Walnut Lake Township clocks in
11% 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 Walnut Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walnut Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 11. 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 Walnut Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Walnut Lake Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walnut Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 104 commuters (the 23% 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 distance from Walnut Lake Township to work
About 18% 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.
Walnut Lake Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Minnesota Lake Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walnut Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Lake Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $95,938 |
| Minnesota Lake Township | 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Brush Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Barber Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Clark Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Minnesota Lake Township, Brush Creek Township, Barber Township and Clark Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walnut 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 Walnut Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Walnut Lake Township?
$95,938 (±$35,793) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walnut Lake Township?
17.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walnut Lake Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walnut Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blue Earth (17%, 15 mi), Mapleton (11%, 16 mi), North Mankato (11%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walnut 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 Walnut Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walnut 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.