How Minnesota Compares

Minnesota

24.8 min

National

27.6 min

10.0% below

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#36	New Mexico	25.7 min
#37	Ohio	25.6 min
#38	Oregon	25.3 min
#39	Minnesota	24.8 min
#40	Arkansas	24.7 min
#41	Oklahoma	24.6 min
#42	Utah	24.4 min

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Highest Commute Counties in Minnesota

#	County	Commute
1	Kanabec County	37.6 min
2	Pine County	35.2 min
3	Mille Lacs County	34.5 min
4	Isanti County	34.2 min
5	Chisago County	33.9 min
6	Sherburne County	33.7 min
7	Wright County	32.4 min
8	Morrison County	30.3 min
9	Sibley County	29.5 min
10	Aitkin County	29.3 min

Lowest Commute Counties in Minnesota

#	County	Commute
87	Pennington County	14.6 min
86	Stevens County	16.1 min
85	Lyon County	16.4 min
84	Brown County	16.7 min
83	Cottonwood County	17.4 min
82	Nicollet County	18.3 min
81	Cook County	18.5 min
80	Lake of the Woods County	18.5 min
79	Pipestone County	18.6 min
78	Martin County	18.7 min

Mean Commute Time in Minnesota

Minnesota has a mean commute time of 24.8 min, ranking #39 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 10.0% below the national value of 27.6 min.

Across Minnesota's 87 counties, mean commute time ranges from 14.6 min to 37.6 min. The county with the highest value is Kanabec County at 37.6 min.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.