Photo: 123dieinafire · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Ramsey works elsewhere
Household incomes here are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns. Employers in Ramsey report 6,915 jobs, and 14,714 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Ramsey is better than 88% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ramsey at work: what stands out
Ramsey makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in Ramsey are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Ramsey residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Ramsey’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Ramsey is Minneapolis, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (1,814) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Ramsey workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 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 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 Ramsey’s grade
Household income holds Ramsey’s grade up ($116,415, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ramsey could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Goods, not services: 39% of the jobs in Ramsey
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ramsey, 2013 → 2023: 5,366 → 6,915. 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 Ramsey’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Ramsey 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.
How long Ramsey spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ramsey workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,993 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.
Ramsey by day and by night
On a workday 13,582 residents head out to work, 1,132 work right here, and 5,783 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22,000 people are in Ramsey on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 2023, primary jobs.
12% of working residents work in Minneapolis
Where Ramsey clocks in
12% 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.
Driving is how Ramsey gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 14,503 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 43% 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). 1.2% of Ramsey households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Ramsey’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ramsey places 283rd of 1,366 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 21,000 to 40,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
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| 6 | Prior Lake MN | 28,140 | $134K | 3.1% | 1.5% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Otsego MN | 24,525 | $120K | 3.5% | 1.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Andover MN | 33,874 | $138K | 3.3% | 2.8% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 281 | De Pere WI | 25,590 | $85K | 5.6% | 1.7% | 15% | A |
| 282 | Woodstock GA | 39,895 | $103K | 6.6% | 2.7% | 8% | A |
| 283 | Ramsey MN | 29,624 | $116K | 4.1% | 4.4% | 8% | A |
| 284 | Danvers MA | 29,211 | $125K | 4.8% | 4.7% | 14% | A |
| 285 | Bluffton SC | 36,807 | $111K | 4.3% | 2.2% | 19% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,366 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Ramsey, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Next door is work for 10% of Ramsey
The biggest share goes to Anoka (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ramsey workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey | – | A | B− | 28 min | $116,415 |
| Andover | under 3% | A+ | C | 25 min | $137,593 |
| Anoka | 7% | B+ | A− | 25 min | $75,948 |
| Dayton | under 3% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $148,947 |
| Elk River | 3% | A+ | B− | 27 min | $108,741 |
| Nowthen | under 3% | A | B | 27 min | $160,417 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ramsey’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 Ramsey: questions
What is the median household income in Ramsey?
$116,415 (±$5,428) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ramsey?
4.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ramsey?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ramsey work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (12%, 22 mi), Anoka (7%, 4 mi), Coon Rapids (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ramsey walkable?
Ramsey is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ramsey without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ramsey, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ramsey
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.