Cities in Minnesota by mean travel time to work
Otsego, MN had the highest mean travel time to work of 101 cities in 2022, at 34 minutes. Marshall, MN had the lowest, at 11.6 minutes. The median was 23.3 minutes and the figure for Minnesota was 23.3 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 cities, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otsego, MN Estimated | 34 | +0.5 |
| 2 | Big Lake, MN Estimated | 33.1 | -0.1 |
| 2 | East Bethel, MN Estimated | 33.1 | 0 |
| 4 | Victoria, MN Estimated | 32.5 | -1 |
| 5 | North Branch, MN Estimated | 30.8 | -1 |
| 6 | Ham Lake, MN Estimated | 30 | +0.2 |
| 7 | St. Michael, MN Estimated | 28.8 | -0.5 |
| 8 | Elk River, MN Estimated | 28.6 | +0.3 |
| 9 | Rosemount, MN Estimated | 28.5 | -0.2 |
| 10 | Monticello, MN Estimated | 28.4 | +0.1 |
| 11 | Ramsey, MN Estimated | 27.8 | -0.6 |
| 12 | Hugo, MN Estimated | 27.6 | +0.6 |
| 13 | Farmington, MN Estimated | 27.5 | -1.2 |
| 13 | Rogers, MN Estimated | 27.5 | |
| 15 | Buffalo, MN Estimated | 27.2 | -0.1 |
| 15 | Savage, MN Estimated | 27.2 | +0.1 |
| 17 | Forest Lake, MN Estimated | 26.9 | -1 |
| 18 | Cambridge, MN Estimated | 26.8 | -0.5 |
| 19 | Andover, MN Estimated | 26.6 | -1.2 |
| 19 | Champlin, MN Estimated | 26.6 | -0.1 |
| 21 | Lino Lakes, MN Estimated | 26.3 | -0.6 |
| 22 | Vadnais Heights, MN Estimated | 26.2 | +0.4 |
| 23 | Apple Valley, MN Estimated | 26.1 | -0.1 |
| 24 | Dayton, MN Estimated | 25.9 | -0.7 |
| 25 | Waconia, MN Estimated | 25.7 | -0.6 |
| 26 | Cottage Grove, MN Estimated | 25.3 | +0.1 |
| 27 | Prior Lake, MN Estimated | 25.2 | -0.8 |
| 28 | Anoka, MN Estimated | 25 | +0.9 |
| 28 | Blaine, MN Estimated | 25 | -0.3 |
| 28 | Lakeville, MN Estimated | 25 | -1 |
| 31 | Lake Elmo, MN Estimated | 24.9 | +0.2 |
| 32 | Chaska, MN Estimated | 24.4 | -0.4 |
| 33 | Columbia Heights, MN Estimated | 24.2 | -0.3 |
| 33 | Oakdale, MN Estimated | 24.2 | +0.9 |
| 35 | Maple Grove, MN Estimated | 24.1 | -0.9 |
| 36 | Coon Rapids, MN Estimated | 24 | -0.6 |
| 36 | Crystal, MN Estimated | 24 | -0.1 |
| 36 | Fridley, MN Estimated | 24 | +0.5 |
| 36 | Hastings, MN Estimated | 24 | -0.1 |
| 36 | Little Canada, MN Estimated | 24 | +0.2 |
| 36 | Mounds View, MN Estimated | 24 | -0.8 |
| 42 | Woodbury, MN Estimated | 23.9 | -0.5 |
| 43 | Inver Grove Heights, MN Estimated | 23.7 | -0.2 |
| 44 | Burnsville, MN Estimated | 23.6 | -0.4 |
| 45 | Maplewood, MN Estimated | 23.5 | -0.5 |
| 45 | Shoreview, MN Estimated | 23.5 | -1.3 |
| 45 | West St. Paul, MN Estimated | 23.5 | +0.8 |
| 48 | North St. Paul, MN Estimated | 23.4 | -3.5 |
| 48 | Richfield, MN Estimated | 23.4 | +0.1 |
| 50 | Brooklyn Center, MN Estimated | 23.3 | -0.7 |
| 50 | Brooklyn Park, MN Estimated | 23.3 | -0.7 |
| 50 | Chanhassen, MN Estimated | 23.3 | -0.6 |
| 50 | Plymouth, MN Estimated | 23.3 | +0.1 |
| 54 | Eagan, MN Estimated | 23.2 | -0.3 |
| 55 | Sartell, MN Estimated | 23.1 | +1 |
| 55 | St. Paul, MN Estimated | 23.1 | -0.6 |
| 57 | Shakopee, MN Estimated | 23 | 0 |
| 58 | Minneapolis, MN Estimated | 22.9 | -0.3 |
| 59 | Eden Prairie, MN Estimated | 22.8 | -1.2 |
| 59 | White Bear Lake, MN Estimated | 22.8 | -0.5 |
| 61 | Robbinsdale, MN Estimated | 22.2 | -1.8 |
| 62 | Stillwater, MN Estimated | 21.6 | -1.6 |
| 63 | Bloomington, MN Estimated | 21.3 | -0.5 |
| 64 | New Hope, MN Estimated | 21.1 | -0.5 |
| 64 | Red Wing, MN Estimated | 21.1 | +0.8 |
| 66 | Edina, MN Estimated | 21 | +0.2 |
| 67 | New Brighton, MN Estimated | 20.9 | -1.1 |
| 68 | St. Louis Park, MN Estimated | 20.8 | -0.4 |
| 69 | South St. Paul, MN Estimated | 20.6 | -0.1 |
| 70 | Golden Valley, MN Estimated | 20.2 | -1.5 |
| 70 | Hutchinson, MN Estimated | 20.2 | +1.8 |
| 70 | Roseville, MN Estimated | 20.2 | -0.7 |
| 73 | Minnetonka, MN Estimated | 20.1 | -0.6 |
| 74 | Mendota Heights, MN Estimated | 20 | -1.2 |
| 75 | Sauk Rapids, MN Estimated | 19.9 | +0.8 |
| 76 | Hopkins, MN Estimated | 19.8 | -0.4 |
| 77 | St. Cloud, MN Estimated | 19.5 | 0 |
| 78 | Faribault, MN Estimated | 19.2 | -0.8 |
| 79 | Northfield, MN Estimated | 19.1 | -2.4 |
| 80 | Albert Lea, MN Estimated | 18.7 | +0.9 |
| 81 | Worthington, MN Estimated | 18.5 | +1.5 |
| 82 | Brainerd, MN Estimated | 17.7 | +0.4 |
| 82 | Moorhead, MN Estimated | 17.7 | -0.1 |
| 84 | Bemidji, MN Estimated | 17.6 | +1.6 |
| 85 | Alexandria, MN Estimated | 17.2 | -0.2 |
| 86 | Rochester, MN Estimated | 17.1 | -0.1 |
| 87 | Austin, MN Estimated | 17 | +0.8 |
| 88 | Duluth, MN Estimated | 16.8 | +0.1 |
| 89 | Cloquet, MN Estimated | 16.6 | -1.4 |
| 89 | Owatonna, MN Estimated | 16.6 | -0.1 |
| 91 | St. Peter, MN Estimated | 16.3 | 0 |
| 92 | North Mankato, MN Estimated | 16.2 | -0.3 |
| 93 | Hibbing, MN Estimated | 15.8 | -0.1 |
| 94 | Fairmont, MN Estimated | 15.4 | |
| 95 | Mankato, MN Estimated | 15.3 | -0.6 |
| 96 | Grand Rapids, MN Estimated | 14.7 | +0.2 |
| 97 | Detroit Lakes, MN Estimated | 14.6 | -0.1 |
| 98 | Winona, MN Estimated | 14.2 | 0 |
| 99 | New Ulm, MN Estimated | 13.3 | +0.1 |
| 100 | Willmar, MN Estimated | 12.6 | -0.7 |
| 101 | Marshall, MN Estimated | 11.6 | -0.3 |
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About this ranking
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. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/minnesota-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/minnesota-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which city has the highest mean travel time to work?
Otsego, MN, with 34 minutes in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which city has the lowest mean travel time to work?
Marshall, MN, with 11.6 minutes in 2022.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.
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