Work & commute · Independence

Work & commute in Independence, MN

Most working residents leave Independence for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Minneapolis (13%), Plymouth (8%) and Eden Prairie (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

62 of 1,684 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

36%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,622 Independence residents head out of town to work, 62 work right here, and 666 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Independence.

1,622live here, work elsewhere

62live and work here

666work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Independence goes to work

Minneapolis22.4 mi away

13%222

Plymouth12.6 mi away

8%133

Eden Prairie17.3 mi away

6%108

Minnetonka14.1 mi away

6%93

Maple Plain2.9 mi away

4%73

Orono7.6 mi away

4%67

Independence (in town)right here

4%62

Bloomington23.7 mi away

4%61

Delano3.8 mi away

3%53

Edina19.7 mi away

3%47

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%765

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Independence commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

26%

60%

11%

26%Under 10 mi

60%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

3%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Independence is a commuter town

0.43jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.43 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Independence are

728 jobs are based in Independence. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Independence’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Independence

728 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Independence residents hold

1,684 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month14%

Over $3,333 a month70%

+14%

Jobs based in Independence, 2013 → 2023: 638 → 728. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.