See what the average commute is in Grant 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 Grant County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Grant County has a longer commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Stevens County, MN having the shortest commute at 11.8 minutes.

Grant County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 23.4 minutes
--- 1.6% lower than state average
--- #33 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.6%
- Workers who drive to work: 83.2%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 11.3%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 14.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 41.4%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Stevens County, MN: 11.8 minutes
#2. Wilkin County, MN: 17.6 minutes
#3. Traverse County, MN: 19.6 minutes
#4. Pope County, MN: 21.3 minutes
#5. Otter Tail County, MN: 21.9 minutes
#6. Grant County, MN: 23.4 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