With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Maple Plain works elsewhere
Employers in Maple Plain report 20 jobs; 357 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Maple Plain; the top destination outside it is Cumberland (22%, 5 miles). Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Maple Plain apart
Maple Plain is a place people come home to
There are 20 jobs based in Maple Plain, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Maple Plain has about 510 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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; with 357 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Maple Plain: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 355 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Maple Plain on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Maple Plain’s commute, mile by mile
About 30% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
The places Maple Plain commutes to
Where Maple Plain clocks in
22% 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.
Jobs in Maple Plain: what the 20 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maple Plain, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 20. 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 Maple Plain’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way for Maple Plain’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Maple Plain workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 271 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
24% of Maple Plain works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maple Plain workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Plain | – | — | — | 24 min | $66,667 |
| Cumberland | 22% | D− | A− | 21 min | $49,479 |
| McKinley | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Lakeland | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Crystal Lake | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Roosevelt | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McKinley, Lakeland, Crystal Lake and Roosevelt: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cumberland. Darker towns draw more of Maple Plain’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 Maple Plain: questions
What is the median household income in Maple Plain?
$66,667 (±$17,817) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Maple Plain?
11.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maple Plain?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maple Plain work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cumberland (22%, 5 mi), Rice Lake (8%, 18 mi), Turtle Lake (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Maple Plain without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Maple Plain, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maple Plain
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.