Most of Brook Park Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
19 jobs are based in Brook Park Township, and 198 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Brook Park Township for work; outside it, Hinckley is the main destination (21%, 11 miles). For 4% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Brook Park Township on a workday
On a workday 196 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Brook Park Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 towns that employ Brook Park Township’s residents
Where Brook Park Township clocks in
21% of workers
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.
The kinds of work in Brook Park Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brook Park Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 19. 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 Brook Park Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Brook Park Township, about 38 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brook Park Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 275 commuters (the 5% 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 Brook Park Township
About 30% 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 around Brook Park Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brook Park Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Park Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $78,750 |
| Mission Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Pokegama Township | under 3% | B− | C | 37 min | $77,888 |
| Whited Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Hinckley Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mission Creek Township, Whited Township and Hinckley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brook Park 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 Brook Park Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brook Park Township?
$78,750 (±$20,779) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brook Park Township?
7.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brook Park Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brook Park Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hinckley (21%, 11 mi), Pine City (10%, 9 mi), Sandstone (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brook Park Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brook Park Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brook Park 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.