Photo: Tpdwkouaa · CC BY-SA 4.0Savage’s household incomes are higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
Only 6% work in Savage; the top destination outside it is Minneapolis (12%, 15 miles). The poverty rate is 5.8%; Minnesota has 9.3%. For jobs and income Savage is better than 84% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Savage: the figures worth knowing
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Savage
Job access by car holds Savage’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Savage could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Inside Savage’s 8,689 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Savage, 2013 → 2023: 5,926 → 8,689. 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 Savage’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Savage on a workday
On a workday 15,907 residents head out to work, 1,054 work right here, and 7,635 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25,000 people are in Savage on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.51 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 Savage’s residents
Where Savage clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
Getting to work from Savage takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Savage workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14,420 commuters (the 22% 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.
Half of Savage commutes less than 11 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.
Getting around Savage: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.3% 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 18,569 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 7% 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 53% 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). 1.3% of Savage households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Savage’s commuters take a bus or train.
366th of 1,315: where Savage ranks among U.S. towns of 23,000 to 45,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 4 | Prior Lake MN | 28,140 | $134K | 3.1% | 1.5% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Otsego MN | 24,525 | $120K | 3.5% | 1.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Andover MN | 33,874 | $138K | 3.3% | 2.8% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 364 | Peachtree Corners GA | 42,519 | $82K | 7.9% | 2.5% | 8% | A− |
| 365 | Annapolis MD | 40,634 | $114K | 7.8% | 3.7% | 19% | A− |
| 366 | Savage MN | 32,970 | $126K | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6% | A− |
| 367 | West Milford Township NJ | 25,216 | $132K | 3.0% | 6.1% | 9% | A− |
| 368 | Chester VA | 24,474 | $95K | 8.1% | 2.5% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,315 | 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 Savage, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns next door employ 24% of Savage
The biggest share goes to Bloomington (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Savage workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savage | – | A− | B− | 25 min | $125,513 |
| Credit River | under 3% | A+ | C | 24 min | $143,125 |
| Bloomington | 8% | B+ | A | 21 min | $93,211 |
| Burnsville | 8% | B+ | A− | 23 min | $87,024 |
| Prior Lake | 3% | A+ | B | 25 min | $134,255 |
| Shakopee | 5% | A | B | 22 min | $107,223 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Savage’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 Savage: questions
What is the median household income in Savage?
$125,513 (±$4,032) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Savage?
5.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Savage?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Savage work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (12%, 15 mi), Bloomington (8%, 5 mi), Burnsville (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Savage walkable?
Savage is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Savage 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 Savage, from the people who make the trip.
More of Savage
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.