See what the average commute is in Lake of the Woods County, MN
See what the average commute is in Lake of the Woods 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 Lake of the Woods County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Lake of the Woods County has a longer commute than both of its neighboring counties, with Koochiching County, MN having the shortest commute at 15.8 minutes.
Lake of the Woods County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.4 minutes
--- 18.4% lower than state average
--- #25 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 88.3%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 13.7%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 6.3%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 18.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 25.6%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Koochiching County, MN: 15.8 minutes
#2. Roseau County, MN: 17.4 minutes
#3. Lake of the Woods County, MN: 19.4 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