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INVENTORY <br />As of 2000, the trade, transportation and utility sector employed the highest percentage of <br />workers in the City with 22.8 percent. Other popular occupations for Little Canada residents <br />include education and health services, manufacturing and professional and business services. <br />EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION <br />Workers Age 16 and Over <br />2000 <br />Travel <br />Time to Work <br /># of <br />Workers <br />% of <br />Total <br />Natural Resources and Mining <br />24 <br />0.4% <br />Construction <br />312 <br />5.6% <br />Manufacturing <br />839 <br />15.1% <br />Trade, Transportation and Utilities <br />1,272 <br />22.8% <br />Information and Retail <br />200 <br />3.6% <br />Financial Activities <br />488 <br />8.7% <br />Professional and Business Services <br />599 <br />10.7% <br />Education and Health Services <br />1,006 <br />18.0% <br />Leisure and Hospitality <br />326 <br />5.8% <br />Other Services <br />220 <br />3.9% <br />Government <br />301 <br />5.4% <br />Total <br />5,587 <br />100% <br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau <br />The majority of working residents in the City travel 15 to 29 minutes to get to their place of <br />work. Just over five percent of the population in 2000 had a commute of 45 minutes or more. <br />These relatively short commute times can be attributed to the number of jobs available within <br />Little Canada, as well as the City's close proximity to the concentrated employment areas of <br />downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis. <br />TRAVEL TIME TO WORK <br />Workers Age 16 and Over <br />2000 <br />Travel <br />Time to Work <br /># of <br />Persons <br />%of <br />Total <br />Less than 5 minutes <br />144 <br />2.6% <br />5 to 14 minutes <br />1,434 <br />26.0% <br />15 to 29 minutes <br />2,573 <br />46.7% <br />30 to 44 minutes <br />928 <br />16.8% <br />45 to 59 minutes <br />151 <br />2.7% <br />60 minutes or more <br />162 <br />2.9% <br />Work from home <br />125 <br />2.3% <br />Total <br />5,517 <br />100% <br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau <br />City of Little Canada — 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />7 <br />