Work & commute · Island Lake

Work & commute in Island Lake, MN

Most working residents leave Island Lake for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Marshall (59%), Cottonwood (3%) and Granite Falls (2%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 90 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 90 Island Lake residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Island Lake.

90live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

1work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Island Lake goes to work

Marshall11.1 mi away

59%53

Cottonwood21.1 mi away

3%3

Granite Falls35.4 mi away

2%2

Mankato102 mi away

2%2

South Fulton, GA962.9 mi away

1%1

North Liberty, IA288.6 mi away

1%1

Vesta30 mi away

1%1

Prinsburg54 mi away

1%1

Springfield52.2 mi away

1%1

Plainview190.7 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%24

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Island Lake commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

62%

23%

9%Under 10 mi

62%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Island Lake is a commuter town

0.01jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.01 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Island Lake are

1 jobs are based in Island Lake. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Island Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Island Lake

1 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month100%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Island Lake residents hold

90 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month58%

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.