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Work & commute · Rapidan

Work & commute in Rapidan, MN

Most working residents leave Rapidan for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Mankato (41%), North Mankato (8%) and Lake Crystal (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
2 of 454 working residents
Typical commute
9 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
27 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
10%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 452 Rapidan residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rapidan.

452live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
47work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Rapidan goes to work

St. ClairMapletonLake CrystalEagle LakeWellsWasecaSt. PeterNorth MankatoNew UlmMankatoMinneapolisGarden CityDecoriaRapidanLyraSouth BendMankatoMankatoNorth MankatoLake CrystalSt. PeterSouth BendNew UlmMinneapolisMankatoSt. ClairEagle LakeRapidan
1
Mankato9 mi away
41%185
2
North Mankato8.8 mi away
8%35
3
Lake Crystal8.4 mi away
3%15
4
St. Peter19.4 mi away
3%15
5
South Bend6.1 mi away
3%15
6
New Ulm26.8 mi away
2%10
7
Minneapolis73.9 mi away
2%10
8
Mankato8.2 mi away
2%10
9
St. Clair10.2 mi away
1%6
10
Eagle Lake11.6 mi away
1%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
32%147

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

How far

How far Rapidan commutes

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

56%Under 10 mi
17%10–24 mi
9%25–50 mi
18%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Rapidan is a commuter town

0.11jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Rapidan are

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

Jobs based in Rapidan

49 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)73%
Trade, transport & utilities8%
Services (health, schools, offices…)18%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%
Over $3,333 a month71%

Jobs Rapidan residents hold

454 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)28%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)51%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month15%
Over $3,333 a month69%
−23%

Jobs based in Rapidan, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 49. 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.

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