Politics & Government
Report: Roseville a "Top Job Magnet" in Twin Cities
The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey says Roseville's 'population' rises by 50 percent during the workday, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.
(Patch field editor James Sanna wrote this post.)
Next time you experience serious rush-hour traffic in and around Roseville, you've got numbers to explain why.
According to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau named Roseville the sixth-biggest "job magnet" in the Twin Cities. Roseville's population sees a 50 percent daily net gain from commuting, the newspaper reported, while bedroom communities such as Vadnais Heights and Little Canada lose population during the workday.
The data comes from the American Community Survey, which samples 250,000 households every month and uses sophisticated analysis techniques to extrapolate those results into community-wide trends.
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