Rochester migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 8,266 people moved into the Rochester metro and 9,128 moved out, a net of −862. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: more arrivals come from Rest of Minnesota than anywhere else: 1,364 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Minneapolis, MN-WI (1,550). The listed corridors cover about 42–46% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has held roughly steady over the last three years, from −785 in 2020–21 to −862 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
231,184
▲ 0.5% year over year · growing
Peak population
231,184
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 109 people to domestic migration. International migration (+480) and births minus deaths (+697) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 231,184 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$78M
▼ $350M arrived · $429M left
Avg household income · movers
$66k in · $75k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 14%
Rochester wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Rochester metro in 2022–23 reported $350M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $429M with them, a net loss of $78M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $66k of income, vs $75k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 14%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 42% of inbound and 46% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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