With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of St. Paul Park works elsewhere
Jobs and income earn St. Paul Park A+; getting around on foot earns it C+. There are 1,341 jobs in St. Paul Park for 2,729 working residents. Measured by household income, St. Paul Park is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from St. Paul Park
St. Paul Park makes and builds things
48% of the jobs based in St. Paul Park are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs St. Paul Park residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in St. Paul Park pay over $40,000 a year
77% of the jobs based in St. Paul Park pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, 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 St. Paul Park’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, St. Paul Park is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #36 of 273 in Minnesota. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($100,642, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, St. Paul Park could be anywhere from A− to A+.
A place that makes things: 48% of St. Paul Park’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Paul Park, 2014 → 2024: 1,461 → 1,341. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs St. Paul Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves St. Paul Park for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,647 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 1,259 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in St. Paul Park 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 2024, primary jobs.
15% of working residents work in St. Paul
Where St. Paul Park clocks in
15% of workers
12% of workers
9% 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 St. Paul Park: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Paul Park workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,350 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.
Miles to work from St. Paul Park
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In St. Paul Park, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, St. Paul Park is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns, #213 of 273 in Minnesota. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 2,983 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 3.1% of St. Paul Park households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of St. Paul Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,541 U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,300, St. Paul Park comes 178th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 15 | Elko New Market MN | 5,300 | $152K | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Hanover MN | 4,392 | $157K | 0.6% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | West Lakeland Township MN | 3,931 | $216K | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 176 | Lima Township MI | 4,215 | $119K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 177 | Allen Township PA | 5,693 | $103K | 3.1% | 1.4% | 3% | A+ |
| 178 | St. Paul Park MN | 5,396 | $101K | 5.0% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 179 | Horace ND | 7,001 | $139K | 4.3% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 180 | Bayside WI | 4,331 | $160K | 5.1% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,541 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 St. Paul Park, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns next door employ 14% of St. Paul Park
The biggest share goes to Cottage Grove (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Paul Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul Park | – | A+ | C+ | 21 min | $100,642 |
| Grey Cloud Island Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Cottage Grove | 12% | A | B− | 24 min | $120,791 |
| Newport | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $71,979 |
| Inver Grove Heights | 2% | A | A | 22 min | $101,316 |
Same-state neighbors only. Grey Cloud Island Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Paul Park’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 2024, 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 St. Paul Park: questions
What is the median household income in St. Paul Park?
$100,642 (±$12,404) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Paul Park?
5.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Paul Park?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Paul Park work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Paul (15%, 10 mi), Cottage Grove (12%, 4 mi), Minneapolis (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is St. Paul Park walkable?
St. Paul Park is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around St. Paul Park without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Paul Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Paul Park
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.