Employment & income in Buffalo

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 12% of the overall score

47/100
52nd of 60

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The four inputs

Median household income vs metro$88,820

Minneapolis $99,83340% · scores 44

Unemployment rate6.0%

Minneapolis 4.1%30% · scores 43

Labour force participation67%

Minneapolis 70%20% · scores 62

Share in professional occupations41%

Minneapolis 49%10% · scores 42

Vertical rule marks the Minneapolis reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Minneapolis suburbs for employment

All 60 ranked, Buffalo highlighted

1LakevilleB+$139,041 2PlymouthB+$136,534 3Prior LakeB+$134,255 4OtsegoB+$119,927 5St. MichaelB+$131,274 6HugoB$116,228 7AndoverB$137,593 8ChanhassenB$143,651 9Maple GroveB$132,731 10FarmingtonB$123,673 11St. Louis ParkB$101,648 12Elk RiverB$108,741 13ChaskaB−$110,956 14Eden PrairieB−$130,489 15RosemountB−$129,625 16MinnetonkaB−$119,517 17WoodburyB−$125,310 18Cottage GroveB−$120,791 19ChamplinB−$116,102 20CrystalB−$92,513 21EaganC+$108,690 22EdinaC+$128,767 23SavageC+$125,513 24ShakopeeC+$107,223 25Lino LakesC+$127,181 26New BrightonC+$88,521 27Apple ValleyC+$97,673 28Ham LakeC+$120,135 29Inver Grove HeightsC+$101,316 30RamseyC+$116,415 31StillwaterC$105,853 32BlaineC$106,801 33Golden ValleyC$108,772 34ShoreviewC$108,370 35River FallsC$83,627 36OakdaleC$93,772 37Brooklyn ParkC$89,891 38Forest LakeC$92,944 39BloomingtonC−$93,211 40MaplewoodC−$91,394 41White Bear LakeC−$83,554 42Coon RapidsC−$88,251 43HastingsC−$93,998 44BurnsvilleD+$87,024 45MinneapolisD+$80,846 46RichfieldD+$85,132 47South St. PaulD+$87,994 48New HopeD+$77,662 49NorthfieldD+$84,895 50St. PaulD+$73,394 51Columbia HeightsD$73,691 52BuffaloD$88,820 53West St. PaulD$68,464 54RosevilleD$86,930 55HopkinsD$75,234 56Brooklyn CenterD$72,535 57AnokaD$75,948 58FridleyD−$77,680 59MankatoD−$66,873 60St. CloudD−$61,374

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Better than Buffalo on employment & income

Buffalo grades D on employment & income. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbEmploymentMedian household incomeUnemploymentOverall

Plymouth22 mi from BuffaloB+$137k2.3% 72 B− Otsego13 mi from BuffaloB+$120k1.7% 58 C St. Michael9 mi from BuffaloB+$131k2.9% 62 C Maple Grove20 mi from BuffaloB$133k3.5% 67 C+ Elk River18 mi from BuffaloB$109k1.6% 61 C Champlin23 mi from BuffaloB−$116k3.6% 66 C+

Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24

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