Photo: Myotus · CC BY-SA 4.0Garrison Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Garrison Township report 63 jobs, against 370 working residents. Only 2% work in Garrison Township itself; outside it, Brainerd draws the most (19%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Garrison Township
Garrison Township is a place people come home to
There are 63 jobs based in Garrison Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Garrison Township has about 590 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Garrison Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 370 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Garrison Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 364 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Garrison 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.
About 29 minutes each way for Garrison Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Garrison Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 255 commuters (the 16% 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.
Where the trip to work from Garrison Township ends
Where Garrison Township clocks in
19% 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.
Garrison Township makes things: 52% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Garrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 105 → 63. 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 Garrison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Garrison Township, by distance
About 28% 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 Garrison Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Garrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $73,250 |
| Hazelton Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Roosevelt Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Maple Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Bay Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Platte Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hazelton Township, Roosevelt Township, Maple Grove Township and Platte Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Bay Lake Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Garrison 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 Garrison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Garrison Township?
$73,250 (±$29,525) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Garrison Township?
6.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Garrison Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Garrison Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brainerd (19%, 16 mi), Kathio Township (10%, 10 mi), Baxter (8%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Garrison 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 Garrison Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garrison 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.