Work & commute · Apple Valley

Work & commute in Apple Valley, MN

Most working residents leave Apple Valley for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Minneapolis (12%), Bloomington (8%) and Eagan (8%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

2,466 of 25,332 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

22%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 22,866 Apple Valley residents head out of town to work, 2,466 work right here, and 11,333 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Apple Valley.

22,866live here, work elsewhere

2,466live and work here

11,333work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Apple Valley goes to work

Minneapolis15.4 mi away

12%2,936

Apple Valley (in town)right here

10%2,466

Bloomington8.1 mi away

8%2,081

Eagan5.2 mi away

8%2,000

Burnsville4.1 mi away

7%1,655

St. Paul14.8 mi away

6%1,645

Edina12.8 mi away

5%1,249

Lakeville5.4 mi away

4%991

Eden Prairie14.6 mi away

4%901

Rosemount6.4 mi away

2%528

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%8,880

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

How far

How far Apple Valley commutes

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

42%

48%

42%Under 10 mi

48%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

6%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Apple Valley is a commuter town

0.54jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Apple Valley are

13,799 jobs are based in Apple Valley. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Apple Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Apple Valley

13,799 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Apple Valley residents hold

25,332 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month68%

−5%

Jobs based in Apple Valley, 2013 → 2023: 14,573 → 13,799. 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.