Counties in Minnesota by mean travel time to work, 2024

Name: Counties in Minnesota by mean travel time to work, 2024
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Kanabec County had the highest mean travel time to work of 87 counties in 2024, at 34.3 minutes. Pennington County had the lowest, at 12.4 minutes. The median was 21.7 minutes and the figure for Minnesota was 22.7 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest34.3Kanabec County

Lowest12.4Pennington County

Median21.787 counties

Minnesota22.7History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 minutes	Change on 2023
1	Kanabec County Estimated	34.3	+1.7
2	Pine County Estimated	32.1	-0.6
3	Mille Lacs County Estimated	32	+1.2
4	Chisago County Estimated	31	-0.6
5	Isanti County Estimated	30.7	-1.8
5	Sherburne County Estimated	30.7	-0.6
7	Wright County Estimated	29.4	-0.9
8	Morrison County Estimated	28.6	+0.5
9	Aitkin County Estimated	27.7	-1.2
10	Sibley County Estimated	27.1	-0.2
11	Clearwater County Estimated	25.9	-0.6
11	Dodge County Estimated	25.9	+1.1
13	Fillmore County Estimated	25.7	-0.2
13	Todd County Estimated	25.7	+0.9
15	Anoka County Estimated	25.6	-0.4
15	Carver County Estimated	25.6	-0.2
17	Cass County Estimated	25.2	+0.5
17	Meeker County Estimated	25.2	+0.9
19	Lake County Estimated	24.8	+0.8
19	Red Lake County Estimated	24.8	-0.2
19	Scott County Estimated	24.8	-0.1
22	Le Sueur County Estimated	24.6	-0.6
23	Wabasha County Estimated	24.2	-0.6
24	Itasca County Estimated	24.1	0
25	Hubbard County Estimated	24	-2
25	Washington County Estimated	24	-0.5
27	Goodhue County Estimated	23.8	-0.9
27	Houston County Estimated	23.8	-0.6
29	Dakota County Estimated	23.6	-0.5
30	Benton County Estimated	23.2	+0.5
30	Grant County Estimated	23.2	-0.2
30	Norman County Estimated	23.2	-0.9
30	Watonwan County Estimated	23.2	+0.4
34	Crow Wing County Estimated	23.1	+0.1
34	Marshall County Estimated	23.1	-0.5
36	McLeod County Estimated	23	-1.3
37	Pope County Estimated	22.7	+0.5
38	Waseca County Estimated	22.2	-0.1
39	Lincoln County Estimated	22	-0.7
40	Hennepin County Estimated	21.9	-0.5
41	Rice County Estimated	21.8	-0.7
41	Wilkin County Estimated	21.8	+1.3
43	Becker County Estimated	21.7	-0.1
43	Stearns County Estimated	21.7	-0.4
45	Carlton County Estimated	21.5	0
46	Ramsey County Estimated	21.4	-1.1
47	Wadena County Estimated	21.3	-0.4
48	Yellow Medicine County Estimated	21.1	+0.2
49	Beltrami County Estimated	21	+0.2
49	Murray County Estimated	21	+0.2
51	Renville County Estimated	20.9	+0.4
52	Mower County Estimated	20.7	+0.5
52	Otter Tail County Estimated	20.7	-0.6
54	Douglas County Estimated	20.5	+0.2
55	Mahnomen County Estimated	20.4	-0.1
56	Faribault County Estimated	20.2	+0.2
57	St. Louis County Estimated	19.9	-0.2
58	Clay County Estimated	19.7	+0.2
58	Freeborn County Estimated	19.7	-0.8
60	Nobles County Estimated	19.6	+0.4
60	Rock County Estimated	19.6	-0.3
62	Swift County Estimated	19.4	-1.7
63	Kittson County Estimated	19.1	-1.9
63	Steele County Estimated	19.1	+0.1
65	Olmsted County Estimated	18.7	-0.1
66	Polk County Estimated	18.6	-0.1
67	Big Stone County Estimated	18.4	-1
67	Jackson County Estimated	18.4	+0.3
69	Redwood County Estimated	17.6	+0.3
69	Winona County Estimated	17.6	0
71	Kandiyohi County Estimated	17.5	0
72	Roseau County Estimated	17.1	-0.3
72	Traverse County Estimated	17.1	0
74	Lac qui Parle County Estimated	16.9	-0.4
74	Martin County Estimated	16.9	-0.7
76	Blue Earth County Estimated	16.8	-0.3
76	Chippewa County Estimated	16.8	-1.2
78	Cook County Estimated	16.6	+0.8
79	Pipestone County Estimated	16.5	-0.2
80	Nicollet County Estimated	16.4	-0.1
81	Koochiching County Estimated	16.3	0
82	Lake of the Woods County Estimated	16.2	-2.2
83	Cottonwood County Estimated	15.3	-0.7
84	Brown County Estimated	14.6	-0.7
84	Lyon County Estimated	14.6	-0.3
86	Stevens County Estimated	14.3	+0.7
87	Pennington County Estimated	12.4	-1.2

Other periods

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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.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Kanabec County, with 34.3 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Pennington County, with 12.4 minutes in 2024.

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. Retrieved 2026-10-10.