Households in Deephaven have higher incomes than those in 98% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 0.1 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 26.2 in Minneapolis. 1.7% of residents live below the poverty line; Minnesota has 9.3%. The two grades for Deephaven are A+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Deephaven: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Deephaven works from home
42% of Deephaven workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Time on the road ↓
Deephaven and Minneapolis trade workers both ways
Minneapolis is the top workplace for Deephaven residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Deephaven come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Deephaven
77% of Deephaven residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 58% of the jobs based in Deephaven pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Deephaven’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Deephaven is among the top U.S. towns, #2 of 273 in Minnesota. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Deephaven’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Deephaven stays A+.
The daily trip from Deephaven: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deephaven workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,083 commuters (the 42% 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.
21% of working residents work in Minneapolis
Where Deephaven clocks in
21% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Deephaven
1,082 jobs are based in Deephaven.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deephaven, 2013 → 2023: 916 → 1,082. 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 Deephaven’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Deephaven: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,501 residents head out to work, 46 work right here, and 1,036 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Deephaven on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.70 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Half of Deephaven commutes less than 11 miles
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.
In Deephaven, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Deephaven is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #82 of 273 in Minnesota. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 7.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,859 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 42% 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). 5.7% of Deephaven households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Deephaven’s commuters take a bus or train.
Deephaven is 15th of 4,153 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,100 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Lakeside Park KY | 2,847 | $129K | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 14 | Indian Hills KY | 2,939 | $192K | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 15 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 16 | Riva MD | 4,976 | $176K | 1.1% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| 17 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Hanover MN | 4,392 | $157K | 0.6% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 32 | West Lakeland Township MN | 3,931 | $216K | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,153 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Deephaven, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Deephaven and its neighbors: 11% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deephaven workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deephaven | – | A+ | A− | 26 min | $197,679 |
| Minnetonka | 11% | A | A− | 19 min | $119,517 |
| Shorewood | under 3% | A | A− | 23 min | $171,063 |
| Greenwood | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Woodland | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Wayzata | under 3% | A+ | A | 18 min | $131,614 |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenwood and Woodland: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Minnetonka. Darker towns draw more of Deephaven’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 Deephaven: questions
What is the median household income in Deephaven?
$197,679 (±$34,953) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deephaven?
1.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deephaven?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 42% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deephaven work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (21%, 13 mi), Minnetonka (11%, 4 mi), Edina (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Deephaven walkable?
Deephaven is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Deephaven without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Deephaven, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deephaven
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.