With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Randolph works elsewhere
There are 191 jobs in Randolph; 356 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Randolph itself; outside it, Madison draws the most (12%, 42 miles). The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Randolph and work: the main findings
Randolph’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Randolph is Madison, 42 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (43) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Randolph than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Randolph fell from 312 in 2014 to 191 in 2024, −39%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 356 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The distance from Randolph to work
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
74% of the jobs in Randolph pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Randolph, 2014 → 2024: 312 → 191. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Randolph’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Randolph, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 348 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 183 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Randolph on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Randolph commutes to
Where Randolph clocks in
12% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
About 22 minutes each way for Randolph’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Randolph workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 434 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The towns around Randolph
The biggest share goes to Cambria (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Randolph workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph | – | — | — | 22 min | $95,000 |
| Cambria | 6% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Fox Lake | under 2% | A− | D | 25 min | $92,639 |
| Manchester | under 2% | C− | C | 31 min | $78,438 |
| Springvale | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Courtland | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cambria, Springvale and Courtland: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Randolph’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 2024, 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: questions
What is the median household income in Randolph?
$95,000 (±$18,836) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Randolph?
7.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Randolph?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Randolph work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (12%, 42 mi), Cambria (6%, 6 mi), Randolph (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Randolph without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Randolph, from the people who make the trip.
More of Randolph
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.