Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in Osseo (6.6%) than in 79% of U.S. towns
Osseo grades B− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 26.2 in Minneapolis. Only 5% work in Osseo itself; outside it, Minneapolis draws the most (14%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Osseo
Osseo is where the jobs are
Osseo has 1,996 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Osseo has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Osseo went from 1,382 in 2013 to 1,996 in 2023, +44%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Osseo
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Osseo is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #203 of 273 in Minnesota. Job access by car holds Osseo’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Osseo could be anywhere from C to A.
The daily commute in and out of Osseo
On a workday 1,213 residents head out to work, 58 work right here, and 1,938 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Osseo on a workday afternoon, 29% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
67% of the jobs in Osseo pay over $3,333 a month
1,996 jobs are based in Osseo.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osseo, 2013 → 2023: 1,382 → 1,996. 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 Osseo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in Osseo, and from where
Where Osseo clocks in
14% 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.
From Osseo, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Osseo workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,210 commuters (the 11% 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.
How many miles Osseo 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 Osseo, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Osseo is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns, #45 of 273 in Minnesota. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.3% 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 1,358 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 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 48% 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). 13.8% of Osseo households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Osseo’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Osseo is 2,242nd of 4,868 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Empire MN | 3,063 | $148K | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | May Township MN | 2,638 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,240 | Franklin Township IL | 2,205 | $88K | 12.6% | 5.7% | 3% | B− |
| 2,241 | Liberty Township IN | 2,248 | $65K | 15.0% | 0.4% | 2% | B− |
| 2,242 | Osseo MN | 2,534 | $62K | 10.0% | 6.6% | 5% | B− |
| 2,243 | Wilson Township MI | 1,872 | $95K | 8.5% | 5.2% | 2% | B− |
| 2,244 | Windsor Township OH | 1,928 | $70K | 1.9% | 0.5% | <1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Osseo, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Work next door: 18% of Osseo’s workers
The biggest share goes to Maple Grove (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Osseo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osseo | – | B− | A | 21 min | $62,119 |
| Maple Grove | 11% | A+ | B | 24 min | $132,731 |
| Brooklyn Park | 7% | A− | A− | 21 min | $89,891 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Osseo’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 Osseo: questions
What is the median household income in Osseo?
$62,119 (±$10,511) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osseo?
10.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Osseo?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Osseo work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (14%, 12 mi), Maple Grove (11%, 3 mi), Brooklyn Park (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Osseo walkable?
Osseo is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Osseo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Osseo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Osseo
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.