Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY 2.0At 6.2%, unemployment in Robbinsdale is higher than in 76% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Robbinsdale are B for jobs and income and A for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 8.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 26.2 in Minneapolis. Only 3% work in Robbinsdale itself; outside it, Minneapolis draws the most (26%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Robbinsdale, in brief
Most Robbinsdale residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 4% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
A lot of Robbinsdale works one town over
30% of working residents work in a town that borders Robbinsdale: Minneapolis (26%) and Golden Valley (4%). Next door ↓
Nearly all the work in Robbinsdale is services
87% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 1% are in factories, building or farms. 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.
Why Robbinsdale gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Robbinsdale is better than 61% of U.S. towns, #172 of 273 in Minnesota. Job access by car holds Robbinsdale’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Robbinsdale could be anywhere from B− to B+.
Half of Robbinsdale commutes less than 7 miles
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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Robbinsdale
5,935 jobs are based in Robbinsdale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Robbinsdale, 2013 → 2023: 5,668 → 5,935. 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 Robbinsdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Robbinsdale
On a workday 7,078 residents head out to work, 237 work right here, and 5,698 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Robbinsdale on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Robbinsdale to work: where people go
Where Robbinsdale clocks in
26% 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.
The daily trip from Robbinsdale: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Robbinsdale workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,408 commuters (the 21% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Robbinsdale
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Robbinsdale is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns, #33 of 273 in Minnesota. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.0% 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 8,095 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 54% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 91% 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). 8.8% of Robbinsdale households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Robbinsdale’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,152nd of 2,227: where Robbinsdale ranks among U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 4 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Mendota Heights MN | 11,475 | $133K | 2.8% | 1.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Victoria MN | 12,447 | $196K | 2.1% | 1.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,150 | Canton Township OH | 12,452 | $62K | 9.2% | 3.2% | 6% | B |
| 1,151 | Sellersburg IN | 10,305 | $72K | 6.9% | 5.5% | 5% | B |
| 1,152 | Robbinsdale MN | 14,030 | $88K | 11.5% | 6.2% | 3% | B |
| 1,153 | Sauk Rapids MN | 13,768 | $72K | 7.0% | 4.4% | 11% | B |
| 1,154 | Poulsbo WA | 12,749 | $116K | 9.3% | 3.7% | 15% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Robbinsdale, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
30% of Robbinsdale works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Robbinsdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbinsdale | – | B | A | 20 min | $88,252 |
| Crystal | under 4% | A | A | 21 min | $92,513 |
| Brooklyn Center | under 4% | B− | A | 22 min | $72,535 |
| Minneapolis | 26% | B− | A+ | 22 min | $80,846 |
| Golden Valley | 4% | A− | A | 20 min | $108,772 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Minneapolis. Darker towns draw more of Robbinsdale’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 Robbinsdale: questions
What is the median household income in Robbinsdale?
$88,252 (±$5,790) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Robbinsdale?
11.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Robbinsdale?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Robbinsdale work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (26%, 5 mi), St. Paul (5%, 12 mi), Plymouth (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Robbinsdale walkable?
Robbinsdale is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Robbinsdale without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 54% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Robbinsdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Robbinsdale
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.