Longville is a tiny city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 158 people and two associated neighborhoods, Longville is the 511th largest community in Minnesota.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Longville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Longville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Longville who work in sales jobs (18.18%), management occupations (14.55%), and art, media, and design (10.91%). Of important note, Longville is also a city of artists. Longville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Longville’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.21% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Another notable thing is that Longville is a major vacation destination. Much of the city’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Longville’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live. Longville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Longville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Longville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Longville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Longville may be for you. One of the benefits of Longville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.37 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small city, Longville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Longville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.19% of adults in Longville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Longville in 2022 was $27,005, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,020 for a family of four. The people who call Longville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Longville residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Longville include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Longville is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Polish.
