See what the average commute is in Clay 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 Clay County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Clay County has a longer commute than three out of five neighboring counties, with Cass County, ND having the shortest commute at 16.8 minutes.

Clay County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.8 minutes
--- 16.7% lower than state average
--- #32 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.9%
- Workers who drive to work: 86.8%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.5%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.0%
- Workers who work from home: 8.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 9.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 2.9%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Cass County, ND: 16.8 minutes
#2. Wilkin County, MN: 17.6 minutes
#3. Richland County, ND: 19.5 minutes
#4. Clay County, MN: 19.8 minutes
#5. Otter Tail County, MN: 21.9 minutes
#6. Norman County, MN: 23.6 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