Most of Raymond commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
50 jobs are based in Raymond, against 372 working residents. Only 2% stay in Raymond for work; outside it, Willmar is the main destination (44%, 11 miles). 5% of workers work from home (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Raymond: the figures worth knowing
44% of Raymond works in Willmar
162 working residents, 44%, have their main job in Willmar, 11 miles away. That’s 22 times as many as work in Raymond itself. The commute map ↓
Raymond is a place people come home to
There are 50 jobs based in Raymond, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Raymond has about 470 people in it, 41% 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 372 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Raymond’s working residents head each day
Where Raymond clocks in
44% of workers
8% of workers
2% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Raymond
On a workday 366 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Raymond on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Jobs in Raymond: what the 50 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Raymond, 2013 → 2023: 152 → 50. 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 Raymond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Raymond
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Raymond workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 333 commuters (the 5% 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.
Half of Raymond commutes less than 12 miles
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 Raymond
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Raymond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond | – | — | — | 20 min | $64,563 |
| Edwards Township | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Lone Tree Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Edwards Township and Lone Tree Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Edwards Township. Darker towns draw more of Raymond’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 Raymond: questions
What is the median household income in Raymond?
$64,563 (±$11,878) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Raymond?
15.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Raymond?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Raymond work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Willmar (44%, 11 mi), Prinsburg (8%, 6 mi), Clara City (2%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Raymond without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Raymond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Raymond
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.