See what the average commute is in Blue Earth County, MN

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Blue Earth County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Blue Earth County has a shorter commute than four out of seven neighboring counties, with Le Sueur County, MN having the longest commute at 27.4 minutes.

Blue Earth County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 18.2 minutes
--- 23.5% lower than state average
--- #19 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 88.0%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.9%
- Workers who work from home: 6.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 12.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 25.2%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Brown County, MN: 15.9 minutes
#2. Martin County, MN: 16.6 minutes
#3. Nicollet County, MN: 18.0 minutes
#4. Blue Earth County, MN: 18.2 minutes
#5. Faribault County, MN: 20.2 minutes
#6. Waseca County, MN: 21.6 minutes
#7. Watonwan County, MN: 21.9 minutes
#8. Le Sueur County, MN: 27.4 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Minnesota
#1. Stevens County: 11.8 minutes
#2. Pennington County: 13.4 minutes
#3. Cook County: 15.1 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Minnesota
#1. Isanti County: 34.9 minutes
#2. Chisago County: 32.6 minutes
#3. Sherburne County: 32.4 minutes