Counties in Minnesota by mean travel time to work

Name: Counties in Minnesota by mean travel time to work, 2021
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Isanti County had the highest mean travel time to work of 87 counties in 2021, at 33.9 minutes. Stevens County had the lowest, at 12.2 minutes. The median was 21.6 minutes and the figure for Minnesota was 23.5 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest33.9Isanti County

Lowest12.2Stevens County

Median21.687 counties

Minnesota23.5History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2021 minutes
1	Isanti County Estimated	33.9
2	Chisago County Estimated	32.6
3	Sherburne County Estimated	31.9
4	Pine County Estimated	31.7
5	Mille Lacs County Estimated	30.8
6	Wright County Estimated	30.2
7	Kanabec County Estimated	29.5
8	Aitkin County Estimated	28.2
9	Morrison County Estimated	27.3
10	Anoka County Estimated	26.7
11	Carver County Estimated	26.5
12	Fillmore County Estimated	26.4
13	Le Sueur County Estimated	26.1
14	Scott County Estimated	26
15	Washington County Estimated	25.5
16	Clearwater County Estimated	25.4
16	Sibley County Estimated	25.4
18	Dodge County Estimated	25.3
19	Dakota County Estimated	24.9
19	Hubbard County Estimated	24.9
21	Marshall County Estimated	24.8
22	Wabasha County Estimated	24.7
23	Norman County Estimated	24.6
24	Red Lake County Estimated	24.4
24	Todd County Estimated	24.4
26	Meeker County Estimated	24.1
27	Itasca County Estimated	23.9
28	Cass County Estimated	23.7
28	Goodhue County Estimated	23.7
28	Lincoln County Estimated	23.7
31	Ramsey County Estimated	23.6
32	Grant County Estimated	23.4
32	Rice County Estimated	23.4
34	Hennepin County Estimated	23.3
35	Houston County Estimated	23
35	Lake County Estimated	23
37	Benton County Estimated	22.5
37	McLeod County Estimated	22.5
39	Becker County Estimated	22.3
39	Crow Wing County Estimated	22.3
41	Carlton County Estimated	22.1
41	Waseca County Estimated	22.1
43	Wadena County Estimated	21.7
44	Watonwan County Estimated	21.6
45	Pope County Estimated	21.5
46	Otter Tail County Estimated	21.4
47	Stearns County Estimated	21.3
48	Yellow Medicine County Estimated	21
49	Renville County Estimated	20.6
49	Swift County Estimated	20.6
51	Douglas County Estimated	20.2
51	Murray County Estimated	20.2
51	Traverse County Estimated	20.2
54	Beltrami County Estimated	20.1
55	Clay County Estimated	19.9
55	Kittson County Estimated	19.9
55	St. Louis County Estimated	19.9
58	Freeborn County Estimated	19.8
59	Faribault County Estimated	19.6
60	Mahnomen County Estimated	19.5
61	Chippewa County Estimated	19
61	Mower County Estimated	19
61	Rock County Estimated	19
64	Lake of the Woods County Estimated	18.9
65	Olmsted County Estimated	18.8
66	Big Stone County Estimated	18.5
67	Pipestone County Estimated	18.4
68	Nobles County Estimated	18.1
68	Steele County Estimated	18.1
70	Jackson County Estimated	17.9
70	Lac qui Parle County Estimated	17.9
72	Blue Earth County Estimated	17.8
72	Winona County Estimated	17.8
74	Kandiyohi County Estimated	17.7
74	Polk County Estimated	17.7
74	Roseau County Estimated	17.7
77	Martin County Estimated	17.6
77	Wilkin County Estimated	17.6
79	Nicollet County Estimated	17.5
80	Cook County Estimated	17.4
80	Redwood County Estimated	17.4
82	Cottonwood County Estimated	16.7
83	Koochiching County Estimated	16.3
84	Lyon County Estimated	15.7
85	Brown County Estimated	15.6
86	Pennington County Estimated	13.6
87	Stevens County Estimated	12.2

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Isanti County, with 33.9 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Stevens County, with 12.2 minutes in 2021.

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.