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Cities in Minnesota by mean travel time to work, 2024

Victoria, MN had the highest mean travel time to work of 99 cities in 2024, at 34.9 minutes. Marshall, MN had the lowest, at 10.7 minutes. The median was 22 minutes and the figure for Minnesota was 22.7 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest34.9Victoria, MN
Lowest10.7Marshall, MN
Median2299 cities
Minnesota22.7History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Victoria, MN: 34.9 minutesVictoria, MN34.9Big Lake, MN: 33.2 minutesBig Lake, MN33.2East Bethel, MN: 32.4 minutesEast Bethel, MN32.4North Branch, MN: 30.7 minutesNorth Branch, MN30.7Otsego, MN: 30.1 minutesOtsego, MN30.1St. Michael, MN: 29 minutesSt. Michael, MN29Ham Lake, MN: 28.6 minutesHam Lake, MN28.6Ramsey, MN: 28.2 minutesRamsey, MN28.2Cambridge, MN: 28.1 minutesCambridge, MN28.1Rosemount, MN: 28.1 minutesRosemount, MN28.1Farmington, MN: 27.7 minutesFarmington, MN27.7Elk River, MN: 27.4 minutesElk River, MN27.4Dayton, MN: 26.8 minutesDayton, MN26.8Hugo, MN: 26.8 minutesHugo, MN26.8Buffalo, MN: 26.5 minutesBuffalo, MN26.5Monticello, MN: 26.1 minutesMonticello, MN26.1Andover, MN: 25.4 minutesAndover, MN25.4Hastings, MN: 25.3 minutesHastings, MN25.3Waconia, MN: 25.2 minutesWaconia, MN25.2Savage, MN: 25.1 minutesSavage, MN25.1Lino Lakes, MN: 24.8 minutesLino Lakes, MN24.8Champlin, MN: 24.7 minutesChamplin, MN24.7Prior Lake, MN: 24.7 minutesPrior Lake, MN24.7Apple Valley, MN: 24.6 minutesApple Valley, MN24.6Rogers, MN: 24.6 minutesRogers, MN24.6Anoka, MN: 24.5 minutesAnoka, MN24.5Blaine, MN: 24.5 minutesBlaine, MN24.5Forest Lake, MN: 24.2 minutesForest Lake, MN24.2Maple Grove, MN: 24 minutesMaple Grove, MN24Cottage Grove, MN: 23.9 minutesCottage Grove, MN23.9Woodbury, MN: 23.9 minutesWoodbury, MN23.9Columbia Heights, MN: 23.6 minutesColumbia Heights, MN23.6Lakeville, MN: 23.6 minutesLakeville, MN23.6Little Canada, MN: 23.6 minutesLittle Canada, MN23.6Oakdale, MN: 23.5 minutesOakdale, MN23.5Mounds View, MN: 23.4 minutesMounds View, MN23.4Burnsville, MN: 23.3 minutesBurnsville, MN23.3Coon Rapids, MN: 23.2 minutesCoon Rapids, MN23.2Richfield, MN: 23.1 minutesRichfield, MN23.1Chaska, MN: 23 minutesChaska, MN23
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
minutes		Change on 2023
1Victoria, MN Estimated34.9+0.8
2Big Lake, MN Estimated33.2+1.1
3East Bethel, MN Estimated32.4-1
4North Branch, MN Estimated30.7-0.3
5Otsego, MN Estimated30.1-2
6St. Michael, MN Estimated29-1
7Ham Lake, MN Estimated28.6-1.1
8Ramsey, MN Estimated28.2+0.6
9Cambridge, MN Estimated28.1-0.3
9Rosemount, MN Estimated28.1+0.1
11Farmington, MN Estimated27.7+0.2
12Elk River, MN Estimated27.4-0.9
13Dayton, MN Estimated26.8-0.4
13Hugo, MN Estimated26.8+0.4
15Buffalo, MN Estimated26.5-1.4
16Monticello, MN Estimated26.1-2.5
17Andover, MN Estimated25.4-0.7
18Hastings, MN Estimated25.3-0.4
19Waconia, MN Estimated25.2+0.4
20Savage, MN Estimated25.1-0.9
21Lino Lakes, MN Estimated24.8-0.1
22Champlin, MN Estimated24.7-1
22Prior Lake, MN Estimated24.70
24Apple Valley, MN Estimated24.6-1.4
24Rogers, MN Estimated24.6-1.9
26Anoka, MN Estimated24.5-0.6
26Blaine, MN Estimated24.5-0.6
28Forest Lake, MN Estimated24.2-1.2
29Maple Grove, MN Estimated24+0.1
30Cottage Grove, MN Estimated23.9-0.7
30Woodbury, MN Estimated23.9-0.2
32Columbia Heights, MN Estimated23.60
32Lakeville, MN Estimated23.6-1
32Little Canada, MN Estimated23.6-0.8
35Oakdale, MN Estimated23.5-0.1
36Mounds View, MN Estimated23.4-1.8
37Burnsville, MN Estimated23.3+0.2
38Coon Rapids, MN Estimated23.2-0.6
39Richfield, MN Estimated23.1-0.1
40Chaska, MN Estimated23-0.8
41Vadnais Heights, MN Estimated22.9-0.9
42Lake Elmo, MN Estimated22.8-0.5
43Fridley, MN Estimated22.6-0.9
44Shakopee, MN Estimated22.4+0.2
44West St. Paul, MN Estimated22.4-0.5
46Chanhassen, MN Estimated22.3+0.2
46Inver Grove Heights, MN Estimated22.3-0.8
48Shoreview, MN Estimated22.2-0.7
49Brooklyn Center, MN Estimated22.1-0.6
50Maplewood, MN Estimated22-1.2
50Minneapolis, MN Estimated22-0.5
50White Bear Lake, MN Estimated22-0.3
53North St. Paul, MN Estimated21.7-1.9
53Plymouth, MN Estimated21.7-0.9
55Crystal, MN Estimated21.4-1
55Eden Prairie, MN Estimated21.4-0.6
57Brooklyn Park, MN Estimated21.3-0.9
57South St. Paul, MN Estimated21.3-0.3
59Eagan, MN Estimated21.2-0.5
60St. Paul, MN Estimated21.1-1.2
61Bloomington, MN Estimated21+0.1
62Roseville, MN Estimated20.7+0.2
63Edina, MN Estimated20.40
64St. Louis Park, MN Estimated20.2-0.3
65Stillwater, MN Estimated20.1-0.5
66New Brighton, MN Estimated20-1.1
66Robbinsdale, MN Estimated20-1.7
68Brainerd, MN Estimated19.8+1
68St. Cloud, MN Estimated19.8-0.5
70Golden Valley, MN Estimated19.7-1
71Mendota Heights, MN Estimated19.6-1.1
71Red Wing, MN Estimated19.60
73New Hope, MN Estimated19.4-1.7
73Sauk Rapids, MN Estimated19.4-0.8
75Minnetonka, MN Estimated19.3-0.8
76Faribault, MN Estimated19-0.7
77Hopkins, MN Estimated18.90
78Sartell, MN Estimated18.8-1.7
79Hutchinson, MN Estimated18.7-3
80Austin, MN Estimated18+0.3
81Albert Lea, MN Estimated17.8-1.1
81Moorhead, MN Estimated17.8+0.6
83Northfield, MN Estimated17.7-1.2
83Owatonna, MN Estimated17.7+0.1
85Alexandria, MN Estimated17.5+0.7
86Bemidji, MN Estimated17.4+0.9
86Rochester, MN Estimated17.4+0.2
88Duluth, MN Estimated17.3+0.2
89Cloquet, MN Estimated16.7+0.1
90Hibbing, MN Estimated16.5-0.5
91St. Peter, MN Estimated15.4+0.1
92North Mankato, MN Estimated14.8-0.6
93Mankato, MN Estimated13.9-0.6
94Winona, MN Estimated13.8-0.5
95Fairmont, MN Estimated13.1-2.1
96Fergus Falls, MN Estimated12.9+0.1
97Willmar, MN Estimated12.6-0.3
98New Ulm, MN Estimated12.1-0.4
99Marshall, MN Estimated10.7-0.7

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Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by mean travel time to work, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/minnesota-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest mean travel time to work?

Victoria, MN, with 34.9 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Marshall, MN, with 10.7 minutes in 2024.

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