Community Profile
Welcome to Waseca, Minnesota. Discover Waseca and experience a city full of opportunity and fun. We invite you to enjoy our beautiful lakes, parks, tree-lined boulevards and picturesque homes. Stop and shop our antique, craft, and charming specialty shops. Love History? Tour our historical museum, Farmamerica, arts center and so much more. Looking for recreation? Try our outdoor water park, hiking and biking trails, campgrounds, golf, dining and coffee houses. The attraction to our community is the small town family atmosphere, the contentment among its residents, the refreshing business climate and the progressive attitude. Visitors fall in love with Waseca’s beauty, history and small town charm.
Waseca County has the fifth highest manufacturing employment per capita in Minnesota. Waseca offers a safe living and working environment, quick commuting, easy access to businesses, shopping and community facilities and a productive flexible workforce. Wasecan’s display a strong community spirit and commitment to high quality education, sports and recreational programs.
Location
County: Waseca
Region: South Central
Distance from Minneapolis: 75
Distance from nearest MSA*: 58 Miles from Rochester MSA
US Congressional District: 1
MN Legislative District(s): 26A
Population
Area 2005 Estimate
Community: 9,737
County: 19,551
Source: U.S. Census, State Demographer * Metropolitan Statistical Area
Major Employers
| Brown Printing | Books Printing |
| Itron, Inc | Semiconductor & Related Device Mfg. |
| Waseca Public Schools | Schools Elementary & Secondary Schools |
| Federal Correctional Institution- | Waseca Correctional Institutions |
| Waseca Area Medical Center | General Medical & Surgical Hospitals |
| Emerson Network Power Connectivity Solutions | Business to Business Electronic Markets |
| Mediacom | Cable & Other Subscription Programming |
| Waseca County | Executive & Legislative Offices, Combined |
| ELM Homes, Inc. | Other Residential Care Facilities |
| Winegar Inc. | Precision Turned Prod. Mfg. |
| Birds Eye Foods | Specialty Canning |
| Data Radio COR Limited | Comm. Equip. Mfg. |
| Wal-Mart Supercenter | Warehouse Clubs & Supercenters |
| Corchran, Inc. | Sheet Metal Work Mfg |
Workforce-Waseca County
| Total Employment | 10,169 |
| Available Workforce | 10,603 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.1% |
| Source: DEED – Labor Market Information: LAUS Annual Average 2006 | |
Employment By Industry
| Natural Resources and Mining | 173 |
| Construction | 225 |
| Manufacturing | 2,399 |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 1,054 |
| Information | 234 |
| Financial Activities | 247 |
| Professional and Business Services | 463 |
| Education and Health Services | 1,406 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 413 |
| Other Services | 174 |
| Government | 1,444 |
| Source: DEED – Labor Market Information: CEW Annual Data 2006 | |