Mission Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Mission Township itself; outside it, Brainerd draws the most (23%, 17 miles). Mission Township has 107 jobs, against 331 working residents. The trip to work takes 40 minutes on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Mission Township apart
About 40 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mission Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 258 commuters (the 21% 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.
A workday in Mission Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 329 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 105 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Mission Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Out of Mission Township to work: where people go
Where Mission Township clocks in
23% 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 Mission Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mission Township, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 107. 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 Mission Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Mission Township commutes
About 27% 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.
How Mission Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Crosslake (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mission Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Township | – | — | — | 40 min | $80,662 |
| Wolford Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | C | D | 24 min | $74,554 |
| Perry Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Pelican Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Breezy Point | 4% | B− | C− | 26 min | $85,938 |
| Crosslake | 5% | B− | B+ | 29 min | $79,635 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wolford Township, Perry Lake Township and Pelican Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mission 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 Mission Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mission Township?
$80,662 (±$7,378) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mission Township?
8.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mission Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mission Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brainerd (23%, 17 mi), Baxter (10%, 19 mi), Lake Edward Township (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mission Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mission Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mission 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.