Photo: 123dieinafire · Public domainHouseholds in Nowthen have higher incomes than those in 96% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 4.1%, where Minnesota as a whole has 9.3%. Jobs and income earn Nowthen A; getting around on foot earns it B. Only 5% work in Nowthen; the top destination outside it is Minneapolis (10%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Nowthen: the gist
Nowthen has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Nowthen went from 407 in 2013 to 805 in 2023, +98%. The jobs ↓
Nowthen makes and builds things
52% of the jobs based in Nowthen are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Nowthen residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
Nowthen’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Nowthen is Minneapolis, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (217) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Nowthen empties out on a workday
About 3,200 people are in Nowthen on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 4,600 who live here: 2,100 head out to work and 690 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Nowthen
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Nowthen is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #55 of 273 in Minnesota. Household income is its strongest input ($160,417, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Nowthen could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Goods, not services: 52% of the jobs in Nowthen
805 jobs are based in Nowthen.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nowthen, 2013 → 2023: 407 → 805. 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 Nowthen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Nowthen
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.
Nowthen on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,149 residents head out to work, 116 work right here, and 689 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Nowthen on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.36 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.
The towns that employ Nowthen’s residents
Where Nowthen clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
Nowthen’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nowthen workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,724 commuters (the 24% 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.
Driving is how Nowthen gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Nowthen is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #150 of 273 in Minnesota. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 18.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,267 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). 0.8% of Nowthen households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Nowthen’s commuters take a bus or train.
269th of 4,009: where Nowthen ranks among U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 19 | Elko New Market MN | 5,300 | $152K | 1.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 267 | Grosse Pointe MI | 5,490 | $159K | 2.8% | 4.3% | 5% | A |
| 268 | Cranbury Township NJ | 4,240 | $217K | 3.6% | 4.1% | 6% | A |
| 269 | Nowthen MN | 4,630 | $160K | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5% | A |
| 270 | Eel River Township IN | 4,390 | $100K | 3.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A |
| 271 | Redland AL | 4,982 | $130K | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,009 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Nowthen, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
12% of Nowthen works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Elk River (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nowthen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nowthen | – | A | B | 27 min | $160,417 |
| St. Francis | under 3% | A | C | 32 min | $111,198 |
| Oak Grove | under 3% | A | D | 37 min | $117,696 |
| Ramsey | 5% | A | B− | 28 min | $116,415 |
| Elk River | 7% | A+ | B− | 27 min | $108,741 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nowthen’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 Nowthen: questions
What is the median household income in Nowthen?
$160,417 (±$43,086) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nowthen?
4.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nowthen?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nowthen work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (10%, 27 mi), Elk River (7%, 6 mi), Anoka (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Nowthen walkable?
Nowthen is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 18% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nowthen without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nowthen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nowthen
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.