Wayzata has more jobs than residents. People come to it, to shop and eat beside the lake. We build websites for the businesses they come for, from Plymouth, 13 minutes away.
Wayzata covers 4.7 square miles at the northeast tip of Lake Minnetonka. The figures are from the Metropolitan Council profile, each for the latest year it gives.
jobs in Wayzata in 2024.
people lived there in 2025.
households in 2025.
The city puts it this way on its own site: "the commercial and residential tax base is equivalent to communities with a population of around 30,000".
The city's own description of where business happens, and what a website has to do for a town of visitors.
"Both the Wayzata Boulevard and Lake Street business districts offer a wealth of services and products for residents & visitors alike." Two districts in a town this size means a customer can walk past you without knowing you exist. The site should say which street, which block and where to park.
The city says of its restaurants: "Most offer lakefront views, and none are more than a stone's throw away from the water." A visitor choosing between them wants three things before the walk from the dock: are you open, what is on the menu, and is there a table. How we build for cafes and restaurants.
"And it's the boutique and shopping stop for all the people along the water." A shopper who is here for one afternoon does not know your hours or what you carry. Both belong on the first screen, as text, with a photo of your own window.
The lake does not close. The city writes: "In the winter, you'll see ice racers, skaters and dozens of ice fishing houses."
So a Wayzata business has two crowds a year, and often two sets of hours. The city's calendar has a Light Up The Lake Celebration in the dark months. A site here needs its hours as one line of text the owner changes in a minute when the season turns, and a line that says what is different in winter.
Wayzata's site tells new owners: "Entrepreneurs can access technical assistance free of charge through Open to Business."
That is advice on running the business, and it costs nothing. A website is a separate job, and ours is 13 minutes and 5.5 miles away: Plymouth City Hall to Wayzata City Hall by Vicksburg Lane, when we checked on a Saturday afternoon in November 2026.
The work itself happens by phone and by a link you open on your own phone. You get a written price first. How it works.
$600 Winter price for sites booked by March 1. After that, $1,000. A $300 deposit books your spot.
The same price in every town. See every price.
No. We are in Plymouth, the city to the north. Wayzata City Hall was 13 minutes away when we checked.
Yes. A visitor knows nothing about you. The first screen carries your hours today, what you sell or serve, the street you are on and a Call button.
Yes. Hours are one line of text and the logins are yours. If you would rather never log in, the care plan covers edits.
Call, or ask for a free site check. No sales team. You talk to an owner.
