Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0International Falls draws more than half of Ranier’s working residents
There are 75 jobs in Ranier, against 240 working residents. Working residents average 11 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.3% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ranier at work: what stands out
More than half of Ranier works in International Falls
148 working residents, 62%, have their main job in International Falls, 2.6 miles away across the town line. That’s 31 times as many as work in Ranier itself. The commute map ↓
Most Ranier residents work close to home
69% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Commutes from Ranier are quick
The average trip to work takes 11 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. 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; with 240 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
62% of working residents work in International Falls
Where Ranier clocks in
3% 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.
How far Ranier goes to work
About 26% 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.
Time on the road from Ranier: about 11 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ranier workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 186 commuters (the 18% 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.
Who commutes out of Ranier, and who commutes in
On a workday 235 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Ranier on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.31 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What Ranier’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ranier, 2013 → 2023: 66 → 75. 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 Ranier’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work next door: 62% of Ranier’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ranier workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranier | – | — | — | 11 min | $87,375 |
| International Falls | 62% | D | A | 9 min | $57,662 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to International Falls. Darker towns draw more of Ranier’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 Ranier: questions
What is the median household income in Ranier?
$87,375 (±$12,898) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ranier?
5.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ranier?
11 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ranier work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are International Falls (62%, 3 mi), Littlefork (3%, 17 mi), Hibbing (3%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ranier without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ranier, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ranier
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.