Photo: Myotus · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Chanhassen are higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 2.9%; Minnesota has 9.3%. Chanhassen grades A+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Home is the office for 30% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Chanhassen in brief
Chanhassen trades workers with the towns around it
Chanhassen has about as many jobs (15,117) as working residents (13,258), but they are mostly different people: 11,929 residents leave for work each day while 13,788 people come in. Only 9% of the jobs in Chanhassen are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Chanhassen works from home
30% of Chanhassen workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Chanhassen
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Chanhassen is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #31 of 273 in Minnesota. Household income is its strongest input ($143,651, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Chanhassen could be anywhere from A to A+.
A workday in Chanhassen: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 11,929 residents head out to work, 1,329 work right here, and 13,788 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.14 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Each way, about 22 minutes from Chanhassen
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chanhassen workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,661 commuters (the 30% 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.
13% of working residents work in Minneapolis
Where Chanhassen clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workers
7% 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.
69% of the jobs in Chanhassen pay over $3,333 a month
15,117 jobs are based in Chanhassen.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chanhassen, 2013 → 2023: 11,340 → 15,117. 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 Chanhassen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Chanhassen’s workers travel
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.
Getting around Chanhassen: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Chanhassen is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns, #165 of 273 in Minnesota. Both inputs place Chanhassen near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,706 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). <1% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Chanhassen households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Chanhassen’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Chanhassen is 64th among 1,576 U.S. towns of 18,000 to 35,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Prior Lake MN | 28,140 | $134K | 3.1% | 1.5% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Otsego MN | 24,525 | $120K | 3.5% | 1.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Andover MN | 33,874 | $138K | 3.3% | 2.8% | 6% | A+ |
| 62 | Springfield Township PA | 25,039 | $138K | 3.4% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| 63 | Highland Park IL | 30,767 | $168K | 4.2% | 3.2% | 11% | A+ |
| 64 | Chanhassen MN | 25,748 | $144K | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 65 | Elk River MN | 27,896 | $109K | 3.4% | 1.6% | 16% | A+ |
| 66 | Bluffdale UT | 19,506 | $130K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,576 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Chanhassen, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Work next door: 15% of Chanhassen’s workers
The biggest share goes to Eden Prairie (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chanhassen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanhassen | – | A+ | B | 22 min | $143,651 |
| Chaska | 4% | A | B | 23 min | $110,956 |
| Victoria | under 4% | A+ | A− | 35 min | $195,639 |
| Eden Prairie | 11% | A | A− | 21 min | $130,489 |
| Shorewood | under 4% | A | A− | 23 min | $171,063 |
| Shakopee | under 4% | A | B | 22 min | $107,223 |
| Jackson Township | under 4% | B− | C+ | 25 min | $68,884 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chanhassen’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 Chanhassen: questions
What is the median household income in Chanhassen?
$143,651 (±$6,259) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chanhassen?
2.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chanhassen?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chanhassen work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (13%, 17 mi), Eden Prairie (11%, 5 mi), Minnetonka (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Chanhassen walkable?
Chanhassen is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chanhassen without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chanhassen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chanhassen
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.