Most of Maple Grove Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Maple Grove Township has 67 jobs, against 282 working residents. Hardly any work in Maple Grove Township; the top destination outside it is Brainerd (16%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Maple Grove Township apart
Maple Grove Township and Brainerd trade workers both ways
Brainerd is the top workplace for Maple Grove Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Maple Grove Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Maple Grove Township is a place people come home to
There are 67 jobs based in Maple Grove Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Maple Grove Township has about 560 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 282 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Maple Grove Township’s residents
Where Maple Grove Township clocks in
16% 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.
Who commutes out of Maple Grove Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 282 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Maple Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
How far it is to work from Maple Grove Township
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.
The kinds of work in Maple Grove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maple Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 67. 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 Maple Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes to work from Maple Grove Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Maple Grove Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 298 commuters (the 14% 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.
Maple Grove Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maple Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Grove Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $83,750 |
| Long Lake Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 26 min | $85,385 |
| Nokay Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Garrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Platte Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nokay Lake Township, Garrison Township and Platte Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Maple Grove 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 Maple Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Maple Grove Township?
$83,750 (±$16,158) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Maple Grove Township?
5.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maple Grove Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maple Grove Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brainerd (16%, 10 mi), Baxter (10%, 13 mi), Garrison (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Maple Grove 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 Maple Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maple Grove 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.