Photo: Gabriel Vanslette · CC BY 3.0Lino Lakes has higher household incomes than 91% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Lino Lakes; the top destination outside it is Minneapolis (13%, 16 miles). 2.7% of residents are in poverty, next to 9.3% for Minnesota as a whole. Lino Lakes grades A for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The four measures behind Lino Lakes’ grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lino Lakes is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #48 of 273 in Minnesota. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lino Lakes could be anywhere from A to A+.
Lino Lakes quiets down on a workday
On a workday 10,475 residents head out to work, 509 work right here, and 4,252 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Lino Lakes on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.43 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.
The towns that employ Lino Lakes’ residents
Where Lino Lakes clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Lino Lakes: what the 4,761 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lino Lakes, 2013 → 2023: 3,687 → 4,761. 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 Lino Lakes’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lino Lakes’ 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 Lino Lakes workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,656 commuters (the 23% 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.
Miles to work from Lino Lakes
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.
Most of Lino Lakes commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lino Lakes is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns, #223 of 273 in Minnesota. Both inputs place Lino Lakes near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 11,180 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 3.5% of Lino Lakes households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Lino Lakes’ commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Lino Lakes is 155th among 1,712 U.S. towns of 16,000 to 31,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 153 | Dedham MA | 25,731 | $129K | 5.6% | 3.1% | 9% | A |
| 154 | Lyon Township MI | 26,867 | $146K | 4.8% | 3.1% | 6% | A |
| 155 | Lino Lakes MN | 23,220 | $127K | 2.7% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
| 156 | Denville Township NJ | 17,424 | $161K | 1.9% | 4.8% | 8% | A |
| 157 | Frankfort IL | 21,365 | $154K | 3.2% | 4.1% | 7% | 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 Lino Lakes, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Lino Lakes and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Blaine (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lino Lakes workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lino Lakes | – | A | C | 25 min | $127,181 |
| Hugo | under 3% | A+ | C | 27 min | $116,228 |
| Columbus | under 3% | A+ | C | 29 min | $123,194 |
| Circle Pines | under 3% | A | B | 22 min | $101,800 |
| Blaine | 7% | A− | B | 25 min | $106,801 |
| North Oaks | under 3% | A | B | 26 min | $231,742 |
| White Bear Township | under 3% | A+ | B | 24 min | $128,963 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lino Lakes’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 Lino Lakes: questions
What is the median household income in Lino Lakes?
$127,181 (±$8,837) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lino Lakes?
2.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lino Lakes?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lino Lakes work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (13%, 16 mi), St. Paul (11%, 15 mi), Blaine (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lino Lakes walkable?
Lino Lakes is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lino Lakes without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lino Lakes, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lino Lakes
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.