Photo: Widgetkid · CC BY-SA 4.0Champlin has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Household incomes here are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns. There are 4,935 jobs in Champlin, and 12,080 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Champlin A; getting around on foot earns it A−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Champlin
The better-paid jobs are outside Champlin
73% of Champlin residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Champlin pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
39% of the jobs based in Champlin are held by workers 29 or younger, against 21% of Champlin’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
42% of the jobs in Champlin are in trade, transport and utilities, against 17% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Champlin empties out on a workday
About 16,000 people are in Champlin on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 23,000 who live here: 12,000 head out to work and 4,400 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Champlin
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Champlin is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #89 of 273 in Minnesota. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Champlin could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The kinds of work in Champlin
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Champlin, 2013 → 2023: 4,221 → 4,935. 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 Champlin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Champlin by day
On a workday 11,529 residents head out to work, 551 work right here, and 4,384 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Champlin on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
15% of working residents work in Minneapolis
Where Champlin clocks in
15% of workers
7% of workers
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.
Champlin’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Champlin workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,356 commuters (the 18% 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.
Where in the region Champlin works
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Champlin
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Champlin is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns, #70 of 273 in Minnesota. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Minnesota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 12,610 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 62% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 15% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 57% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Champlin households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Champlin’s commuters take a bus or train.
Champlin is 370th of 1,712 U.S. towns of 16,000 to 31,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Prior Lake MN | 28,140 | $134K | 3.1% | 1.5% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Hugo MN | 17,167 | $116K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Otsego MN | 24,525 | $120K | 3.5% | 1.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 368 | Rockaway Township NJ | 27,728 | $142K | 4.0% | 5.5% | 6% | A |
| 369 | Central LA | 30,313 | $90K | 5.4% | 2.2% | 11% | A |
| 370 | Champlin MN | 23,125 | $116K | 7.2% | 3.6% | 5% | A |
| 371 | South Orange Village Township NJ | 19,139 | $196K | 6.1% | 5.3% | 5% | A |
| 372 | Turtlecreek Township OH | 18,178 | $108K | 7.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,712 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Champlin, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Work next door: 12% of Champlin’s workers
The biggest share goes to Brooklyn Park (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Champlin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champlin | – | A | A− | 25 min | $116,102 |
| Coon Rapids | 3% | B+ | A− | 23 min | $88,251 |
| Dayton | under 4% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $148,947 |
| Brooklyn Park | 6% | A− | A− | 21 min | $89,891 |
| Anoka | 3% | B+ | A− | 25 min | $75,948 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Champlin’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 Champlin: questions
What is the median household income in Champlin?
$116,102 (±$5,981) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Champlin?
7.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Champlin?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Champlin work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (15%, 16 mi), Maple Grove (7%, 5 mi), Brooklyn Park (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Champlin walkable?
Champlin is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Champlin without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 15% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Champlin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Champlin
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.