Photo: Appraiser at English Wikipedia · Public domainMinnetonka has 2.0 jobs for every working resident: 44,654 people commute in to work
Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns. There are 47,619 jobs in Minnetonka, and 24,319 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Minnetonka is better than 94% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Minnetonka
Minnetonka is where the jobs are
Minnetonka has 47,619 jobs, 2.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 77,000 people are in town, 43% more than the 54,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Minnetonka and Minneapolis trade workers both ways
Minneapolis is the top workplace for Minnetonka residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Minnetonka come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Minnetonka residents work close to home
63% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 4% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Minnetonka
27% of Minnetonka workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Time on the road ↓
Minnetonka draws workers from far and wide
The 47,619 jobs in Minnetonka are filled from a wide area. Minnetonka’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 33%; the other 61% 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 Minnetonka’s grade
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.0%, 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, Minnetonka could be anywhere from A to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Minnetonka
On a workday 21,354 residents head out to work and 2,965 work right here.
About 77,000 people are in Minnetonka on a workday afternoon, 43% more than live here.
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 daily trip into Minnetonka
Where Minnetonka clocks in
20% of workers
7% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Minnetonka
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.
From Minnetonka, about 19 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Minnetonka workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20,541 commuters (the 27% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Minnetonka, 2013 → 2023: 41,650 → 47,619. 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 Minnetonka’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Minnetonka is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
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 28,309 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 57% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 12% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% 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). 4.1% of Minnetonka households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Minnetonka’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Minnetonka ranks: 67th of 830 U.S. towns of 38,000 to 73,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Eden Prairie MN | 63,075 | $130K | 4.6% | 3.6% | 19% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Buffalo Grove IL | 42,812 | $129K | 7.2% | 2.7% | 6% | A |
| 66 | Plainfield IL | 50,043 | $144K | 4.2% | 3.8% | 9% | A |
| 67 | Minnetonka MN | 53,969 | $120K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 12% | A |
| 68 | Riverton UT | 47,395 | $127K | 3.6% | 3.4% | 7% | A |
| 69 | Dublin CA | 71,602 | $214K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 72 | Edina MN | 54,356 | $129K | 4.7% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | Cottage Grove MN | 43,604 | $121K | 4.2% | 3.7% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 830 | 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 Minnetonka, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns next door employ 24% of Minnetonka
The biggest share goes to Eden Prairie (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Minnetonka workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnetonka | – | A | A− | 19 min | $119,517 |
| Hopkins | 2% | B− | A+ | 19 min | $75,234 |
| Wayzata | under 2% | A+ | A | 18 min | $131,614 |
| Eden Prairie | 7% | A | A− | 21 min | $130,489 |
| Deephaven | under 2% | A+ | A− | 26 min | $197,679 |
| St. Louis Park | 5% | A | A | 20 min | $101,648 |
| Plymouth | 5% | A+ | A− | 22 min | $136,534 |
| Woodland | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Edina | 5% | A | A− | 20 min | $128,767 |
| Shorewood | under 2% | A | A− | 23 min | $171,063 |
Same-state neighbors only. Woodland: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Minnetonka’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 Minnetonka: questions
What is the median household income in Minnetonka?
$119,517 (±$4,391) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Minnetonka?
5.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Minnetonka?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Minnetonka work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (20%, 10 mi), Eden Prairie (7%, 6 mi), St. Louis Park (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Minnetonka walkable?
Minnetonka is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Minnetonka without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 12% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Minnetonka, from the people who make the trip.
More of Minnetonka
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.