Jobs, income and commuting in Lilydale, MN
26% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Only 1% work in Lilydale itself; outside it, St. Paul draws the most (20%, 3 miles). The trip to work takes 18 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Lilydale, in brief
Most Lilydale residents work close to home
67% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 4% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Lilydale and St. Paul trade workers both ways
St. Paul is the top workplace for Lilydale residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Lilydale come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Lilydale than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Lilydale fell from 490 in 2014 to 354 in 2024, −28%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 305 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Lilydale’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Out of Lilydale to work: where people go
Where Lilydale clocks in
20% of workers
17% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Lilydale
354 jobs are based in Lilydale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lilydale, 2014 → 2024: 490 → 354. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lilydale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Lilydale
On a workday 301 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 350 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
From Lilydale, about 18 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lilydale workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 151 commuters (the 26% 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.
Work next door: 28% of Lilydale’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lilydale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilydale | – | — | — | 18 min | $89,583 |
| Mendota Heights | 8% | A+ | B | 20 min | $132,768 |
| St. Paul | 20% | B− | A+ | 21 min | $73,394 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to St. Paul. Darker towns draw more of Lilydale’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 2024, 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 Lilydale: questions
What is the median household income in Lilydale?
$89,583 (±$13,623) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lilydale?
2.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lilydale?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lilydale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Paul (20%, 3 mi), Minneapolis (17%, 8 mi), Mendota Heights (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lilydale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lilydale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lilydale
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.