Work & commute · Ramsey

Work & commute in Ramsey, MN

Most working residents leave Ramsey for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Minneapolis (12%), Anoka (7%) and Coon Rapids (7%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1,132 of 14,714 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 13,582 Ramsey residents head out of town to work, 1,132 work right here, and 5,783 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ramsey.

13,582live here, work elsewhere

1,132live and work here

5,783work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ramsey goes to work

Minneapolis22.4 mi away

12%1,814

Ramsey (in town)right here

8%1,132

Anoka4.3 mi away

7%1,059

Coon Rapids9 mi away

7%998

St. Paul27.4 mi away

4%653

Fridley15.3 mi away

4%550

Maple Grove9.8 mi away

4%515

Plymouth16.4 mi away

3%505

Brooklyn Park11.5 mi away

3%474

Elk River7.5 mi away

3%429

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%6,585

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Ramsey commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

33%

49%

15%

33%Under 10 mi

49%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

3%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ramsey is a commuter town

0.47jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.47 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Ramsey are

6,915 jobs are based in Ramsey. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ramsey’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Ramsey

6,915 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)39%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)32%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Ramsey residents hold

14,714 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month70%

+29%

Jobs based in Ramsey, 2013 → 2023: 5,366 → 6,915. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.