With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Baxter Township works elsewhere
Baxter Township has 6 jobs for 79 working residents. Hardly any work in Baxter Township; the top destination outside it is Dawson (32%, 7 miles). 32% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Baxter Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 79 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Baxter Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Baxter Township commutes to
Where Baxter Township clocks in
6% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Baxter Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Baxter Township, 2014 → 2024: 6 → 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Baxter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Baxter Township takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Baxter Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 63 commuters (the 32% 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 it is to work from Baxter Township
About 23% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Baxter Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Camp Release Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Baxter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $120,000 |
| Ten Mile Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Camp Release Township | 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Lac qui Parle Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Riverside Township | 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ten Mile Lake Township, Camp Release Township, Lac qui Parle Township and Riverside Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Baxter 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 2024, 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 Baxter Township: questions
What is the median household income in Baxter Township?
$120,000 (±$47,186) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Baxter Township?
2.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Baxter Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Baxter Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dawson (32%, 7 mi), Montevideo (13%, 10 mi), Madison (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Baxter 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 Baxter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Baxter Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.