Work & commute · New Independence

Work & commute in New Independence, MN

Most working residents leave New Independence for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Duluth (38%), Cloquet (12%) and Hermantown (7%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 157 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 153 New Independence residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 137 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in New Independence.

153live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

137work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where New Independence goes to work

Duluth22.6 mi away

38%60

Cloquet17.5 mi away

12%19

Hermantown17.3 mi away

7%11

Superior, WI28.2 mi away

4%7

Industrial6 mi away

3%5

Canosia13.3 mi away

3%5

Grand Lake7.5 mi away

3%5

Brevator11.8 mi away

3%4

New Independence (in town)right here

3%4

Hibbing35.4 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

22%34

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

How far

How far New Independence commutes

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

10%

65%

13%

10%Under 10 mi

65%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

New Independence is balanced between jobs and homes

0.90jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in New Independence are

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

Jobs based in New Independence

141 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)86%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month35%

Jobs New Independence residents hold

157 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month64%

+422%

Jobs based in New Independence, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 141. 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.