Doing Business

Lakeville, Minnesota is a place where businesses and families thrive! The City of Lakeville is located along I-35 on the west side of Dakota County, which is part of the seven-county Twin Cities metro area. 

Home to over 1,500 businesses and growing, Lakeville’s vision for the future is to increase economic sustainability through strong, diversified economic development. In the past decade, the City saw projects across all industry sectors with the addition of retail, healthcare, manufacturing, restaurants and more.

Employment By Industry

Industries representing 10% or more of Lakeville’s employment:

- Manufacturing13%
- Retail trade13%
- Education11%
- Food services10%
- Health care10%