Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0New Germany has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in New Germany report 27 jobs, against 202 working residents. Hardly any work in New Germany itself; outside it, Waconia draws the most (10%, 10 miles). Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: New Germany in brief
New Germany is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in New Germany, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday New Germany has about 270 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
New Germany workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 202 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of New Germany
On a workday 202 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in New Germany on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How long New Germany spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Germany workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 316 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where people from New Germany work
Where New Germany clocks in
8% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The kinds of work in New Germany
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs New Germany’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from New Germany
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to New Germany
The biggest share goes to Hollywood Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Germany workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Germany | – | — | — | 29 min | $93,864 |
| Camden Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Hollywood Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 26 min | $83,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Camden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Germany’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in New Germany: questions
What is the median household income in New Germany?
$93,864 (±$12,438) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Germany?
4.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Germany?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Germany work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waconia (10%, 10 mi), Minneapolis (8%, 35 mi), Eden Prairie (6%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Germany without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Germany, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Germany
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.