Work from home
More people may be working from home than one would guess.
• Crow Wing County had 5,124 home-based businesses as of 2010.
• Those home-based businesses had gross business revenues of $202,216,000.
• In November, an informal home-based business gathering is planned to offer networking, roundtable discussions and expertise from Brainerd Lakes Area Economic Development Corp.'s EXECs program.
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Top 10 home-based industries as of 2010
Industry Number of firms Gross receipts
1. Construction 876 $42.9 million
2. Other services 665 $14.2 million
3. Real estate, rental, leasing 627 $49.1 million
4. Retail trade 519 $14.8 million
5. Professional, scientific, technical services 515 $15.8 million
6. Health care and social assistance 382 $10 million
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7. Administrative, support, waste management and remediation services 378 $7.8 million
8. Arts, entertainment and recreation 240 $3.5 million
9. Transportation and warehousing 223 $15.3 million
10. Finance and insurance 155 $6.5 million
Source: Brainerd Lakes Area Economic Development Corp. 2010 numbers, compiled from census data.
Home-based businesses in the region
County No. of businesses Contribution to local economy
Crow Wing 5,124 $202,216,000
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Cass 2,717 $106,517,000
Morrison 1,663 $51,849,000
Todd 1,066 $26,846,000
Wadena 682 $20,358,000
Total 11,252 $407,786,000
Source: Brainerd Lakes Area Economic Development Corp. Numbers for Morrison, Todd and Wadena counties are from 2007. Figures for Cass and Crow Wing counties are from the 2010 census.
