Photo: Jerry Huddleston · CC BY 2.0Randolph Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in Randolph Township itself; outside it, Hastings draws the most (8%, 15 miles). Employers in Randolph Township report 176 jobs for 374 working residents. 40% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Randolph Township in brief
Each way, about 25 minutes from Randolph Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Randolph Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 287 commuters (the 40% 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.
A workday in Randolph Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 366 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 168 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Randolph Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Out of Randolph Township to work: where people go
Where Randolph Township clocks in
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.
What Randolph Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Randolph Township, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 176. 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 Randolph Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Randolph Township
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.
How Randolph Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Cannon Falls (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Randolph Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $154,904 |
| Stanton Township | under 3% | A | B | 25 min | $129,539 |
| Sciota Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Hampton Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Cannon Falls | 6% | A− | A | 22 min | $84,097 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sciota Township and Hampton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Randolph Township’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 Randolph Township: questions
What is the median household income in Randolph Township?
$154,904 (±$29,533) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Randolph Township?
0.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Randolph Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Randolph Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hastings (8%, 15 mi), Northfield (7%, 11 mi), Cannon Falls (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Randolph Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Randolph Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Randolph Township
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.