Cities in Minnesota by mean travel time to work

Otsego, MN had the highest mean travel time to work of 100 cities in 2021, at 33.5 minutes. Marshall, MN had the lowest, at 11.9 minutes. The median was 23.6 minutes and the figure for Minnesota was 23.5 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest33.5Otsego, MN

Lowest11.9Marshall, MN

Median23.6100 cities

Minnesota23.5History

Top 40 cities, 2021

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 minutes
1	Otsego, MN Estimated	33.5
1	Victoria, MN Estimated	33.5
3	Big Lake, MN Estimated	33.2
4	East Bethel, MN Estimated	33.1
5	North Branch, MN Estimated	31.8
6	Ham Lake, MN Estimated	29.8
7	St. Michael, MN Estimated	29.3
8	Farmington, MN Estimated	28.7
8	Rosemount, MN Estimated	28.7
10	Ramsey, MN Estimated	28.4
11	Elk River, MN Estimated	28.3
11	Monticello, MN Estimated	28.3
13	Forest Lake, MN Estimated	27.9
14	Andover, MN Estimated	27.8
15	Buffalo, MN Estimated	27.3
15	Cambridge, MN Estimated	27.3
17	Savage, MN Estimated	27.1
18	Hugo, MN Estimated	27
19	Lino Lakes, MN Estimated	26.9
19	North St. Paul, MN Estimated	26.9
21	Champlin, MN Estimated	26.7
22	Dayton, MN Estimated	26.6
23	Waconia, MN Estimated	26.3
24	Apple Valley, MN Estimated	26.2
25	Lakeville, MN Estimated	26
25	Prior Lake, MN Estimated	26
27	Vadnais Heights, MN Estimated	25.8
28	Blaine, MN Estimated	25.3
29	Cottage Grove, MN Estimated	25.2
30	Maple Grove, MN Estimated	25
31	Chaska, MN Estimated	24.8
31	Mounds View, MN Estimated	24.8
31	Shoreview, MN Estimated	24.8
34	Lake Elmo, MN Estimated	24.7
35	Coon Rapids, MN Estimated	24.6
36	Columbia Heights, MN Estimated	24.5
37	Woodbury, MN Estimated	24.4
38	Anoka, MN Estimated	24.1
38	Crystal, MN Estimated	24.1
38	Hastings, MN Estimated	24.1
41	Brooklyn Center, MN Estimated	24
41	Brooklyn Park, MN Estimated	24
41	Burnsville, MN Estimated	24
41	Eden Prairie, MN Estimated	24
41	Maplewood, MN Estimated	24
41	Robbinsdale, MN Estimated	24
47	Chanhassen, MN Estimated	23.9
47	Inver Grove Heights, MN Estimated	23.9
49	Little Canada, MN Estimated	23.8
50	St. Paul, MN Estimated	23.7
51	Eagan, MN Estimated	23.5
51	Fridley, MN Estimated	23.5
53	Oakdale, MN Estimated	23.3
53	Richfield, MN Estimated	23.3
53	White Bear Lake, MN Estimated	23.3
56	Minneapolis, MN Estimated	23.2
56	Plymouth, MN Estimated	23.2
56	Stillwater, MN Estimated	23.2
59	Shakopee, MN Estimated	23
60	West St. Paul, MN Estimated	22.7
61	Sartell, MN Estimated	22.1
62	New Brighton, MN Estimated	22
63	Bloomington, MN Estimated	21.8
64	Golden Valley, MN Estimated	21.7
65	New Hope, MN Estimated	21.6
66	Northfield, MN Estimated	21.5
67	Mendota Heights, MN Estimated	21.2
67	St. Louis Park, MN Estimated	21.2
69	Roseville, MN Estimated	20.9
70	Edina, MN Estimated	20.8
71	Minnetonka, MN Estimated	20.7
71	South St. Paul, MN Estimated	20.7
73	Red Wing, MN Estimated	20.3
74	Hopkins, MN Estimated	20.2
75	Faribault, MN Estimated	20
76	St. Cloud, MN Estimated	19.5
77	Sauk Rapids, MN Estimated	19.1
78	Hutchinson, MN Estimated	18.4
79	Cloquet, MN Estimated	18
80	Albert Lea, MN Estimated	17.8
80	Moorhead, MN Estimated	17.8
82	Alexandria, MN Estimated	17.4
83	Brainerd, MN Estimated	17.3
84	Rochester, MN Estimated	17.2
85	Worthington, MN Estimated	17
86	Duluth, MN Estimated	16.7
86	Owatonna, MN Estimated	16.7
88	North Mankato, MN Estimated	16.5
89	St. Peter, MN Estimated	16.3
90	Austin, MN Estimated	16.2
91	Bemidji, MN Estimated	16
92	Hibbing, MN Estimated	15.9
92	Mankato, MN Estimated	15.9
94	Detroit Lakes, MN Estimated	14.7
95	Grand Rapids, MN Estimated	14.5
96	Winona, MN Estimated	14.2
97	Fergus Falls, MN Estimated	13.5
98	Willmar, MN Estimated	13.3
99	New Ulm, MN Estimated	13.2
100	Marshall, MN Estimated	11.9

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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. 3 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/minnesota-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest mean travel time to work?

Otsego, MN, with 33.5 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Marshall, MN, with 11.9 minutes in 2021.

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