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City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />Chapter 12: Economic Development <br /> <br />Table 12-2: Jobs Per Household in <br />Nearby Communities <br />Jobs per <br />Household <br />Fridley2.18 <br />Anoka1.84 <br />Spring Lake Park1.48 <br />Coon Rapids1.05 <br />Blaine0.99 <br />Ramsey0.68 <br />Ham Lake0.67 <br />Champlin0.49 <br />Andover0.44 <br />Dayton0.40 <br />Burns0.24 <br />Oak Grove0.23 <br />Source: Metropolitan Council <br /> <br /> <br />6. Travel Time <br />Table 12-3 identifies the mode of transportation that Ramsey residents use to <br />access their jobs. A majority of residents travel to work alone and access <br />employment by car, truck or van. However, nearly 10 percent of residents <br />carpool to work, five percent work from home and less two percent took public <br />transportation. <br /> <br />Table 12-3: Means of Transportation to Work, 2000 <br />Number of <br />Means of TransportationWorkersPercent <br />Car, truck, or van - drove alone8,77883.3% <br />Car, truck, or van - carpooled1,0049.5% <br />Public Transportation1661.6% <br />Worked at home5144.9% <br />Walked390.4% <br />Other means380.4% <br />Workers age 16 and over in 200010,539100.0% <br />Source: U.S. Census <br /> <br /> <br />Since many of Ramsey <br />significant, with the average worker spending over 30 minutes commuting to <br />their place of employment. Extremely long commutes are all too common due to <br />the poor highway access to the Minneapolis and St. Paul downtown areas. Table <br /> <br />12-4 demonstrates the travel time to work for workers. <br /> <br />City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Page 12-7 <br /> <br /> <br />