Photo: PinchyCC · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Maplewood earn more than those in 69% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 11.2% of residents, against 9.3% across Minnesota. The two grades for Maplewood are B+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 6.3 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 26.2 in Minneapolis.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Maplewood
Maplewood and St. Paul trade workers both ways
St. Paul is the top workplace for Maplewood residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Maplewood come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Maplewood draws workers from far and wide
The 13,582 jobs in Maplewood are filled from a wide area. Maplewood’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 38%; the other 55% 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.
How Maplewood earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Maplewood is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #140 of 273 in Minnesota. Job access by car holds Maplewood’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Maplewood could be anywhere from B to A.
21% of working residents work in St. Paul
Where Maplewood clocks in
21% of workers
12% 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.
Maplewood by day and by night
On a workday 17,549 residents head out to work, 954 work right here, and 12,628 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36,000 people are in Maplewood on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.73 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.
What the 13,582 jobs in Maplewood are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maplewood, 2013 → 2023: 16,218 → 13,582. 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 Maplewood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Maplewood: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Maplewood workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16,151 commuters (the 17% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Maplewood
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Maplewood
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Maplewood is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns, #67 of 273 in Minnesota. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.0% 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 19,460 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 89% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 45% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 88% 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). 8.3% of Maplewood households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Maplewood’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Maplewood ranks: 447th of 1,019 U.S. towns of 29,000 to 55,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Andover MN | 33,874 | $138K | 3.3% | 2.8% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Rosemount MN | 31,881 | $130K | 3.0% | 3.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 97 | Minnetonka MN | 53,969 | $120K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 445 | Hurst TX | 38,974 | $72K | 10.6% | 2.8% | 4% | B+ |
| 446 | Brighton NY | 36,695 | $85K | 8.9% | 3.9% | 9% | B+ |
| 447 | Maplewood MN | 40,717 | $91K | 11.2% | 4.0% | 5% | B+ |
| 448 | Kaneohe HI | 37,355 | $126K | 9.7% | 4.5% | 2% | B+ |
| 449 | Ridley Township PA | 30,956 | $93K | 9.3% | 4.7% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,019 | 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 Maplewood, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Work next door: 30% of Maplewood’s workers
The biggest share goes to St. Paul (21%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maplewood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood | – | B+ | A− | 22 min | $91,394 |
| North St. Paul | under 2% | A− | A− | 22 min | $84,797 |
| St. Paul | 21% | B− | A+ | 21 min | $73,394 |
| Little Canada | under 2% | B | A | 24 min | $77,957 |
| Vadnais Heights | under 2% | A | B− | 23 min | $98,685 |
| White Bear Lake | 2% | A− | B+ | 22 min | $83,554 |
| Woodbury | 3% | A | B+ | 24 min | $125,310 |
| Roseville | 4% | B+ | A | 21 min | $86,930 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Maplewood’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 Maplewood: questions
What is the median household income in Maplewood?
$91,394 (±$6,319) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Maplewood?
11.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maplewood?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maplewood work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Paul (21%, 6 mi), Minneapolis (12%, 12 mi), Edina (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Maplewood walkable?
Maplewood is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 13.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Maplewood without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 45% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Maplewood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maplewood
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.