Camden Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
10% of workers have no commute at all, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. There are 83 jobs in Camden Township, against 438 working residents. Hardly any work in Camden Township itself; outside it, Waconia draws the most (11%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Camden Township apart on work
The workday shuffle in and out of Camden Township
On a workday 435 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Camden Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 Camden Township work
Where Camden Township clocks in
6% 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 61% of work in Camden Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Camden Township, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 83. 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 Camden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Camden Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Camden Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 468 commuters (the 11% 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 it is to work from Camden Township
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.
Camden Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Mayer (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Camden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $120,417 |
| New Germany | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Bergen Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Mayer | 2% | A | C− | 28 min | $124,917 |
| Young America Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Hollywood Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 26 min | $83,917 |
| Waconia Township | under 2% | A− | C | 30 min | $122,083 |
Same-state neighbors only. New Germany and Young America Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Bergen Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Camden 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 Camden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Camden Township?
$120,417 (±$11,428) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Camden Township?
1.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Camden Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Camden Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waconia (11%, 8 mi), Minneapolis (6%, 34 mi), Plymouth (5%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Camden 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 Camden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Camden 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.