Photo: Widgetkid · CC BY-SA 4.0Edina’s household incomes are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 4.7 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 26.2 in Minneapolis. Below the poverty line: 4.7% of residents, next to 9.3% for Minnesota as a whole. Jobs and income earn Edina 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
Jobs and commuting in Edina: the gist
Much of Edina works one town over
48% of working residents work in a town that borders Edina: Minneapolis (27%), Bloomington (7%) and Eden Prairie (6%). Next door ↓
Edina has far more jobs than workers
Edina has 69,021 jobs, 3.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 100,000 people are in town, 85% more than the 54,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Edina residents work close to home
73% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. Only 4% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Edina
29% of Edina workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
76% of Edina’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 76% of the jobs based in Edina. 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.
How Edina earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Edina is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #56 of 273 in Minnesota. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, 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, Edina could be anywhere from A to A+.
Edina on a workday afternoon
On a workday 19,958 residents head out to work, 3,033 work right here, and 65,988 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100,000 people are in Edina on a workday afternoon, 85% more than live here.
3.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Edina commutes less than 7 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.
Getting to work from Edina takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edina workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18,395 commuters (the 29% 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.
Edina is a services town
69,021 jobs are based in Edina.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edina, 2013 → 2023: 47,861 → 69,021. 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 Edina’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the people who work in Edina live
Where Edina clocks in
27% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Edina
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Edina is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns, #72 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 25,993 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 57% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 30% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 83% 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). 6.5% of Edina households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Edina’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Edina is 72nd among 830 U.S. towns of 38,000 to 73,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Eden Prairie MN | 63,075 | $130K | 4.6% | 3.6% | 19% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Minnetonka MN | 53,969 | $120K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 70 | Parker CO | 65,985 | $133K | 4.4% | 3.0% | 8% | A |
| 71 | North Bethesda MD | 49,677 | $129K | 5.2% | 3.6% | 9% | A |
| 72 | Edina MN | 54,356 | $129K | 4.7% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
| 73 | Issaquah WA | 39,423 | $155K | 5.2% | 3.3% | 11% | A |
| 74 | Washington Township IN | 62,740 | $100K | 4.2% | 2.5% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | Cottage Grove MN | 43,604 | $121K | 4.2% | 3.7% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 830 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Edina, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Bordering towns draw 48% of Edina’s workers
The biggest share goes to Minneapolis (27%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edina workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edina | – | A | A− | 20 min | $128,767 |
| Bloomington | 7% | B+ | A | 21 min | $93,211 |
| Hopkins | under 2% | B− | A+ | 19 min | $75,234 |
| St. Louis Park | 4% | A | A | 20 min | $101,648 |
| Eden Prairie | 6% | A | A− | 21 min | $130,489 |
| Minnetonka | 4% | A | A− | 19 min | $119,517 |
| Minneapolis | 27% | B− | A+ | 22 min | $80,846 |
| Richfield | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 23 min | $85,132 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edina’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 Edina: questions
What is the median household income in Edina?
$128,767 (±$7,641) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edina?
4.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edina?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edina work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (27%, 7 mi), Bloomington (7%, 5 mi), Eden Prairie (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Edina walkable?
Edina 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 Edina without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 30% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edina, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edina
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.