Work and commuting in Pine Springs
The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 31% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota. Hardly any stay in Pine Springs for work; outside it, St. Paul is the main destination (11%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Pine Springs
On a workday 156 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 117 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Pine Springs on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.75 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.
The towns that employ Pine Springs’ residents
Where Pine Springs clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
74% of the jobs in Pine Springs pay over $3,333 a month
117 jobs are based in Pine Springs.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Springs, 2013 → 2023: 104 → 117. 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 Pine Springs’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 19 minutes in Pine Springs
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pine Springs workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 commuters (the 31% 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.
The distance from Pine Springs to work
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.
Around Pine Springs: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Mahtomedi (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Springs workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Springs | – | — | — | 19 min | $156,250 |
| Mahtomedi | 4% | A | B | 24 min | $123,319 |
| Lake Elmo | under 2% | A+ | C | 23 min | $153,669 |
| Oakdale | under 2% | A | A− | 24 min | $93,772 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pine Springs’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 Pine Springs: questions
What is the median household income in Pine Springs?
$156,250 (±$40,953) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine Springs?
2.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine Springs?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine Springs work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Paul (11%, 10 mi), Minneapolis (9%, 16 mi), Roseville (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pine Springs without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pine Springs, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine Springs
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.