With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Racine works elsewhere
For 8% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%). Racine has 60 jobs, and 220 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Racine for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (43%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Racine: the gist
43% of Racine works in Rochester
95 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Rochester, 17 miles away. That’s far more as work in Racine itself. The commute map ↓
Racine is a place people come home to
There are 60 jobs based in Racine, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Racine has about 430 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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; with 220 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Racine: the destinations
Where Racine clocks in
43% of workers
9% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Racine
On a workday 219 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Racine on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer 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.
Making and building: 35% of jobs based in Racine
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Racine, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 60. 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 Racine’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Racine takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Racine workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 217 commuters (the 8% 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.
Where in the region Racine works
About 16% 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.
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 Racine: questions
What is the median household income in Racine?
$97,788 (±$6,892) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Racine?
2.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Racine?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Racine work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (43%, 16 mi), Grand Meadow (10%, 6 mi), Stewartville (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Racine without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Racine, from the people who make the trip.
More of Racine
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.