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17 | P a g e <br />Understanding Little Canada’s Local Economy <br />Little Canada in the Regional Economy – Takeaways <br />1. Little Canada supports 6,995 primary jobs and has added 1,713 jobs since 2002, <br />outpacing resident labor force growth and ranking second among reference communities <br />in total job growth. <br /> <br />2. The city’s employment base is more concentrated in industrial and production sectors <br />than the metropolitan average, a pattern shared with St. Anthony, Vadnais Heights, and <br />Shoreview, though less pronounced than in Arden Hills. <br /> <br />3. 69% of primary jobs located in the city pay $40,000 or more annually, aligning with <br />metropolitan wage patterns. By comparison, 65 percent of Little Canada residents earn <br />$40,000 or more, a figure that tracks with the city’s lower median household income <br />relative to neighboring communities. <br /> <br />4. Resident labor force growth has been modest since 2002, increasing by 282 individuals, <br />while the share of residents employed in institutional and public sector roles has risen <br />from approximately 23 percent to 32 percent. <br /> <br />5. Little Canada operates within a regional labor market, with only 3.9 percent of residents <br />both living and working in the city. In 2023, 6,807 workers commuted into Little Canada <br />for employment, while 4,609 residents commuted out, primarily to St. Paul and <br />Minneapolis. <br /> <br />