Most of Ansel Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
6 jobs are based in Ansel Township, and 34 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Ansel Township itself; outside it, Brainerd draws the most (12%, 33 miles). For 6% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Ansel Township on a workday
On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 49 people are in Ansel Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 Ansel Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ansel Township clocks in
12% of workers
12% 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.
A place that makes things: 67% of Ansel Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ansel Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 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 Ansel Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 44 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ansel Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 6% 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.
How far Ansel Township’s workers travel
About 35% 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 Ansel Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ansel Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansel Township | – | — | — | 44 min | $63,750 |
| Bungo Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Orton Township | under 3% | — | — | 56 min | — |
| Poplar Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| McKinley Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Lyons Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bungo Township, Orton Township, Poplar Township, McKinley Township and Lyons Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ansel 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 Ansel Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ansel Township?
$63,750 (±$33,498) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ansel Township?
10.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ansel Township?
44 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ansel Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brainerd (12%, 33 mi), Pequot Lakes (12%, 21 mi), Pine River (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ansel Township without a car?
0% 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 Ansel Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ansel 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.