Photo: Appraiser at English Wikipedia · Public domainHousehold incomes in Maple Grove are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 4.0% of residents, next to 9.3% across Minnesota. Maple Grove grades A+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 29% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Maple Grove and work: the main findings
Maple Grove trades workers with the towns around it
Maple Grove has about as many jobs (35,704) as working residents (35,153), but they are mostly different people: 30,748 residents leave for work each day while 31,299 people come in. Only 12% of the jobs in Maple Grove are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Maple Grove works from home
29% of Maple Grove workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Time on the road ↓
Maple Grove draws workers from far and wide
The 35,704 jobs in Maple Grove are filled from a wide area. Maple Grove’s own residents hold 12% and the ten next-biggest home towns 31%; the other 57% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
The four measures behind Maple Grove’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Maple Grove is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #40 of 273 in Minnesota. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.5%, 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, Maple Grove could be anywhere from A to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Maple Grove
On a workday 30,748 residents head out to work, 4,405 work right here, and 31,299 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 (1.02 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Maple Grove’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Maple Grove workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27,740 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.
17% of working residents work in Minneapolis
Where Maple Grove clocks in
17% of workers
4% 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.
68% of the jobs in Maple Grove pay over $3,333 a month
35,704 jobs are based in Maple Grove.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maple Grove, 2013 → 2023: 28,137 → 35,704. 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 Maple Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Maple Grove commutes
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 Maple Grove, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Maple Grove is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns, #166 of 273 in Minnesota. Both inputs place Maple Grove 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 39,106 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 4% 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 1.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 64% 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). 2.8% of Maple Grove households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Maple Grove’s commuters take a bus or train.
Maple Grove next to U.S. towns of 52,000 to 100,000: 16th of 592 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Ankeny IA | 77,833 | $108K | 4.2% | 1.9% | 22% | A+ |
| 15 | Newton MA | 90,741 | $190K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 12% | A+ |
| 16 | Maple Grove MN | 73,893 | $133K | 4.0% | 3.5% | 13% | A+ |
| 17 | Wheatland Township IL | 92,693 | $173K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 6% | A+ |
| 18 | Huntersville NC | 68,535 | $121K | 3.1% | 3.2% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Eden Prairie MN | 63,075 | $130K | 4.6% | 3.6% | 19% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 592 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Maple Grove, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
12% of Maple Grove works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Plymouth (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maple Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Grove | – | A+ | B | 24 min | $132,731 |
| Corcoran | under 4% | A+ | C− | 25 min | $133,423 |
| Plymouth | 8% | A+ | A− | 22 min | $136,534 |
| Osseo | under 4% | B− | A | 21 min | $62,119 |
| Brooklyn Park | 4% | A− | A− | 21 min | $89,891 |
| Dayton | under 4% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $148,947 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Maple Grove’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 Maple Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Maple Grove?
$132,731 (±$5,503) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Maple Grove?
4.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maple Grove?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maple Grove work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (17%, 14 mi), Plymouth (8%, 7 mi), Eden Prairie (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Maple Grove walkable?
Maple Grove is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Maple Grove without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Maple Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maple Grove
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.