Bonus List

MOST EXTREME BEDROOM COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S.

These are the places (all suburbs) where many workers live but few workers work (they usually work in a nearby community).

CITY, STATE

1. Champlin, Minnesota
2. Andover, Minnesota
2. Chino Hills, California
2. Lake in the Hills, Illinois
5. Deltona, Florida
5. Pacifica, California
5. Sammamish, Washington
8. East Palo Alto, California
8. Oakley, California
10. Watauga, Texas

NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING
IN THAT CITY FOR EVERY
100 WORKERS LIVING THERE
21
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
26

Only incorporated places of at least 20,000 people are listed. Note that many unincorporated places would have even fewer people working there relative to the number of workers living there because there are fewer services provided than in incorporated places. An extreme example is an unincorporated "Census Designated Place" called Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point, Maryland (population 11,000) where there are only 5 people working in town for every 100 resident workers.

Source of Data: 2000 U.S. Census.

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