Owatonna is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 26,534 people and six associated neighborhoods, Owatonna is the 38th largest community in Minnesota.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Owatonna is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Owatonna is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Owatonna who work in office and administrative support (9.86%), management occupations (9.02%), and sales jobs (8.23%). Also of interest is that Owatonna has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Owatonna telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.41% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.86 minutes getting to work every day.The education level of Owatonna citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.29% of adults in Owatonna have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Owatonna in 2022 was $41,718, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,872 for a family of four. However, Owatonna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Owatonna is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Owatonna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Owatonna residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Owatonna include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Czech. The most common language spoken in Owatonna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
