Church of St. Wenceslaus-Catholic · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0New Prague has lower unemployment (2.8%) than 73% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn New Prague A; getting around on foot earns it A−. About one in five stay in New Prague for work; outside it, Shakopee is the main destination (7%, 16 miles). Household incomes here are higher than in 72% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in New Prague
Many jobs in New Prague pay little
32% of the jobs based in New Prague pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 37% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
New Prague has added jobs fast
Jobs based in New Prague went from 1,741 in 2013 to 2,615 in 2023, +50%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside New Prague
67% of New Prague residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in New Prague pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 83% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why New Prague gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, New Prague is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #95 of 273 in Minnesota. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 67% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, New Prague could be anywhere from B to A+.
The kinds of work in New Prague
2,615 jobs are based in New Prague.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Prague, 2013 → 2023: 1,741 → 2,615. 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 Prague’s own residents hold wherever they work.
New Prague by day and by night
On a workday 3,455 residents head out to work, 721 work right here, and 1,894 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,700 people are in New Prague on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of New Prague to work: where people go
Where New Prague clocks in
7% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
A commute of about 24 minutes in New Prague
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Prague workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,644 commuters (the 11% 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.
Miles to work from New Prague
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.
In New Prague, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, New Prague is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns, #103 of 273 in Minnesota. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Minnesota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,115 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.6% of New Prague households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of New Prague’s commuters take a bus or train.
522nd of 2,956: where New Prague ranks among U.S. towns of 5,800 to 11,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Albertville MN | 8,544 | $133K | 1.1% | 0.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Corcoran MN | 9,269 | $133K | 3.6% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 101 | Livonia Township MN | 6,436 | $137K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 520 | Willow Park TX | 7,439 | $132K | 10.3% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| 521 | Worth Township IL | 8,856 | $117K | 5.7% | 2.6% | 5% | A |
| 522 | New Prague MN | 8,238 | $95K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 17% | A |
| 523 | St. Francis MN | 8,635 | $111K | 7.1% | 2.4% | 6% | A |
| 524 | Greenbrier TN | 7,170 | $85K | 6.0% | 1.8% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,956 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of New Prague, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns around New Prague
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Prague workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Prague | – | A | A− | 24 min | $94,539 |
| Helena Township | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $156,000 |
| Lanesburgh Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 26 min | $121,908 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Prague’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 Prague: questions
What is the median household income in New Prague?
$94,539 (±$22,204) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Prague?
3.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Prague?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Prague work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shakopee (7%, 16 mi), Burnsville (5%, 21 mi), Minneapolis (5%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is New Prague walkable?
New Prague is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Prague without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Prague, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Prague
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.