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15 | P a g e <br />Understanding Little Canada’s Local Economy <br />Figure 15 – Inflow and Outflow of Workers, 2023 – Diagram <br /> <br />Source – 2023 LEHD Data – On the Map Export <br />At the metropolitan scale, 90.6 percent of residents who live within the 16-county region are also <br />employed within that same region. As geographic boundaries expand, in-area employment <br />capture rates increase, reflecting the regional nature of labor markets. Municipal-level capture <br />rates are therefore structurally lower and do not, by themselves, indicate economic weakness. <br />Figure 16 – In-Area Employment Efficiency, Municipal vs. Metro Scale <br />City 2023 In-Area Efficiency <br />Little Canada 3.90% <br />Metro Area 90.60% <br />Source – 2023 LEHD Data <br />While in-area employment capture provides a summary measure, LEHD data also identifies <br />primary destination cities for Little Canada residents. Approximately half of resident job <br />destinations are reported individually, with the remainder grouped into broader categories. <br />St. Paul represents the largest employment destination for Little Canada residents at 18.3 percent, <br />followed by Minneapolis at 14.7 percent. Roseville, Little Canada, and Maplewood account for <br />smaller but comparable shares. The remaining 54.1 percent of residents are distributed across <br />numerous other municipalities. <br /> <br /> <br />