Pelican Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any stay in Pelican Township for work; outside it, Brainerd is the main destination (16%, 16 miles). 12 jobs are based in Pelican Township for 199 working residents. 30% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pelican Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 199 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Pelican Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Where people from Pelican Township work
Where Pelican Township clocks in
16% of workers
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 42% of work in Pelican Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pelican Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 12. 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 Pelican Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Pelican Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pelican Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 138 commuters (the 30% 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 Pelican Township goes to work
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.
Pelican Township and its neighbors: 17% work next door
The biggest share goes to Pequot Lakes (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pelican Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $69,250 |
| Breezy Point | 8% | B− | C− | 26 min | $85,938 |
| Lake Edward Township | under 3% | B− | C | 21 min | $82,292 |
| Mission Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Pequot Lakes | 9% | C | B+ | 22 min | $63,699 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mission Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pelican 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 Pelican Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pelican Township?
$69,250 (±$24,744) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pelican Township?
9.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pelican Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pelican Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brainerd (16%, 16 mi), Baxter (10%, 17 mi), Pequot Lakes (9%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pelican Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pelican Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pelican 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.