A job hub: Chandler has 2.9 jobs per working resident, and 375 people come in to work
400 jobs are based in Chandler for 136 working residents. About one in five work in Chandler; the top destination outside it is Worthington (10%, 27 miles). Commuters spend 12 minutes getting to work on average; the Minnesota average is 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Chandler by day
On a workday 111 residents head out to work and 25 work right here.
About 530 people are in Chandler on a workday afternoon, 101% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Chandler’s workforce comes from
Where Chandler clocks in
8% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Goods, not services: 95% of the jobs in Chandler
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chandler, 2013 → 2023: 456 → 400. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Chandler’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Chandler: about 12 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chandler workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 157 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Chandler
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Chandler
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chandler workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler | – | — | — | 12 min | $96,786 |
| Fenton Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Moulton Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fenton Township and Moulton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chandler’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Chandler: questions
What is the median household income in Chandler?
$96,786 (±$22,260) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chandler?
12.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chandler?
12 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chandler work?
18% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Worthington (10%, 27 mi), Brewster (8%, 29 mi), Slayton (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chandler without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chandler, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chandler
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.