Work & commute · Andover

Work & commute in Andover, MN

Most working residents leave Andover for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Minneapolis (14%), Coon Rapids (8%) and Anoka (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1,111 of 17,316 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

21%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 16,205 Andover residents head out of town to work, 1,111 work right here, and 4,347 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Andover.

16,205live here, work elsewhere

1,111live and work here

4,347work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Andover goes to work

Minneapolis20.3 mi away

14%2,438

Coon Rapids5.4 mi away

8%1,382

Andover (in town)right here

6%1,111

Anoka3.7 mi away

6%1,091

St. Paul23.9 mi away

5%898

Blaine8.5 mi away

4%734

Fridley12.2 mi away

3%603

Plymouth17 mi away

3%597

Maple Grove11.1 mi away

3%476

Brooklyn Park9.8 mi away

2%432

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%7,554

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Andover commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

33%

53%

11%

33%Under 10 mi

53%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

4%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Andover is a commuter town

0.32jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.32 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Andover are

5,458 jobs are based in Andover. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Andover’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Andover

5,458 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month44%

Jobs Andover residents hold

17,316 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month72%

+41%

Jobs based in Andover, 2013 → 2023: 3,877 → 5,458. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.