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City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />Chapter 12: Economic Development <br /> <br />Table 4-5: Commute Time, 2000 <br />Number of <br />Travel Time to WorkWorkersPercent <br />Workers who did not work at home10,025100.0% <br />Less than 10 minutes7547.5% <br />10 to 14 minutes1,07110.7% <br />15 to 19 minutes1,16611.6% <br />20 to 24 minutes1,37713.7% <br />25 to 29 minutes7467.4% <br />30 to 34 minutes1,45114.5% <br />35 to 44 minutes5215.2% <br />45 to 59 minutes2,21122.1% <br />60 to 89 minutes5525.5% <br />90 or more minutes1761.8% <br />Mean travel time to work (minutes)30.1(X) <br />Source: U.S. Census <br /> <br /> <br />7. Major Industrial/Manufacturing Employers <br />There are several major employers within the community as shown in Table 12- <br />5. The largest employer in the community is the Aveda Corporation, with 663 <br />total employees. <br /> <br />Table 12-5: Major Employers <br />BusinessProducts/ServicesEmployees <br />Life FitnessOther Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing500 <br />Vision EaseOptical Instrument & Lens Manufacturing400 <br />Connexus EnergyElectric Power Distribution230 <br />Anderson & DahlenMetalworking Machinery Manufacturing165 <br />ALTRON, Inc.Electronic Computer Manufacturing140 <br />Sign ZoneSign Manufacturing120 <br />RJM/General Paper ProductsConverted Paper Product Manufacturing103 <br />ACE Solid WasteWaste Collection83 <br />Command ToolingMachine Shops65 <br />WendellsOther Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing51 <br />Zero Zone RefrigerationVentilating, Heating, & Air Conditioning51 <br />Airgas North CentralOther Direct Selling Establishments50 <br />Grosslein BeveragesBeverage Manufacturing40 <br />Source: Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development <br /> <br /> <br />According to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic <br />Development (DEED), there are just over 5,000 employed workers in the City of <br />Ramsey. Table 12-6 demonstrates the number of employees per industry. The <br />industries most heavily represented in Ramsey include manufacturing (31%), <br />construction (13%), professional and business services (11%), utilities, <br />transportation, and wholesale trade (10%), leisure and hospitality (9%), and retail <br /> <br />trade (9%). <br /> <br /> <br />City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Page 12-8 <br /> <br /> <br />