Photo: Minnesota Historical Society Heritage Preservation Department · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Maple Ridge Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Maple Ridge Township; the top destination outside it is Cambridge (16%, 10 miles). 18 jobs are based in Maple Ridge Township; 360 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 39 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Maple Ridge Township and work: the main findings
Maple Ridge Township is a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in Maple Ridge Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Maple Ridge Township has about 400 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Maple Ridge Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 360 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Maple Ridge Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 360 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Maple Ridge Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Maple Ridge Township: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Maple Ridge Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 362 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where Maple Ridge Township’s working residents head each day
Where Maple Ridge Township clocks in
16% of workers
6% 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.
Goods, not services: 39% of the jobs in Maple Ridge Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maple Ridge Township, 2014 → 2024: 14 → 18. 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 Maple Ridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Maple Ridge Township commutes less than 33 miles
About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
The towns around Maple Ridge Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maple Ridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Ridge Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $89,643 |
| Dalbo Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Springvale Township | under 2% | A− | D | 31 min | $104,167 |
| Brunswick Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 38 min | $92,434 |
| Stanchfield Township | under 2% | B | B | 29 min | $87,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dalbo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Maple Ridge Township’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 Maple Ridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Maple Ridge Township?
$89,643 (±$20,456) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Maple Ridge Township?
2.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maple Ridge Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maple Ridge Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cambridge (16%, 10 mi), Minneapolis (6%, 50 mi), Princeton (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Maple Ridge Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Maple Ridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maple Ridge Township
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.