Work & commute · Randolph

Work & commute in Randolph, MN

Most working residents leave Randolph for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Hastings (8%), Cannon Falls (7%) and Northfield (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

9 of 224 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 215 Randolph residents head out of town to work, 9 work right here, and 171 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Randolph.

215live here, work elsewhere

9live and work here

171work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Randolph goes to work

Hastings16.4 mi away

8%17

Cannon Falls6.5 mi away

7%15

Northfield8.9 mi away

5%11

Eagan21.1 mi away

4%10

St. Paul29.5 mi away

4%10

Randolph (in town)right here

4%9

Lakeville15.4 mi away

4%9

Miesville11.1 mi away

3%7

Farmington11.7 mi away

3%7

Inver Grove Heights21 mi away

3%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

54%122

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

How far

How far Randolph commutes

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

25%

47%

26%

25%Under 10 mi

47%10–24 mi

26%25–50 mi

2%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Randolph is balanced between jobs and homes

0.80jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Randolph are

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

Jobs based in Randolph

180 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)83%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Randolph residents hold

224 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month15%

Over $3,333 a month68%

+68%

Jobs based in Randolph, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 180. 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.