City comparison
Camden, NJ is about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from Minneapolis, MN in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,200 miles, or about 21 hours (about 2 days at 10 h/day) behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Camden, NJ to Minneapolis, MN takes about 1 h 58 min, covering roughly 1,000 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Camden, NJ is on Eastern Time and Minneapolis, MN is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Camden, it's 11 a.m. in Minneapolis, which puts Camden 1 hours ahead.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Minneapolis has a population of 426,877, vs 71,799 in Camden — about 5.9× larger by population. By land area, Minneapolis covers about 54 sq mi vs 8.9 sq mi for Camden.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Camden | Minneapolis | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,091/mo | $1,267/mo | 16.1% higher in Minneapolis |
| Median home value | $95,700 | $328,700 | 243.5% higher in Minneapolis |
| Median household income | $36,258 | $76,332 | 110.5% higher in Minneapolis |
| Groceries index | 97.2 | 103.1 | 6.0% higher in Minneapolis |
| Utilities index | 113.0 | 95.4 | 18.5% higher in Camden |
| Transportation index | 102.4 | 104.4 | 1.9% higher in Minneapolis |
| Healthcare index | 103.2 | 103.9 | 0.7% higher in Minneapolis |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Camden, you'd need $99,934 in Minneapolis to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Camden and Minneapolis have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Camden, you'd need about $79,947 in Minneapolis to keep the same standard of living.