Work & commute · New Germany

Work & commute in New Germany, MN

Most working residents leave New Germany for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Waconia (10%), Minneapolis (8%) and Eden Prairie (6%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 202 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 202 New Germany residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in New Germany.

202live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

27work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where New Germany goes to work

Waconia9.6 mi away

10%20

Minneapolis35.2 mi away

8%16

Eden Prairie25.5 mi away

6%13

Chaska18.5 mi away

5%11

Chanhassen20.3 mi away

5%10

Plymouth27 mi away

4%8

Mound16.1 mi away

3%6

Watertown8.6 mi away

2%5

Bloomington32.7 mi away

2%5

Hollywood3.9 mi away

2%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%103

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

How far

How far New Germany commutes

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

23%

33%

37%

23%Under 10 mi

33%10–24 mi

37%25–50 mi

7%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

New Germany is a commuter town

0.13jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in New Germany are

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

Jobs based in New Germany

27 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs New Germany residents hold

202 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month67%

−41%

Jobs based in New Germany, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 27. 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.