Work & commute · New London

Work & commute in New London, MN

Most working residents leave New London for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Willmar (36%), Spicer (4%) and New London (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

13%

80 of 621 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 541 New London residents head out of town to work, 80 work right here, and 790 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in New London.

541live here, work elsewhere

80live and work here

790work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where New London goes to work

Willmar13.3 mi away

36%223

New London (in town)right here

13%80

Spicer4.4 mi away

4%23

New London1 mi away

3%19

St. Cloud40.9 mi away

2%15

Paynesville12.3 mi away

2%14

Kandiyohi13.2 mi away

2%13

Litchfield23.8 mi away

2%12

St. Paul93 mi away

2%10

Bloomington86 mi away

1%8

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%204

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

How far

How far New London commutes

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

24%

48%

10%

18%

24%Under 10 mi

48%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

New London is balanced between jobs and homes

1.40jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in New London are

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

Jobs based in New London

870 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs New London residents hold

621 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month58%

+6%

Jobs based in New London, 2013 → 2023: 817 → 870. 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.