See what the average commute is in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Lincoln County has a longer commute than all of its six neighboring counties, with Brookings County, SD having the shortest commute at 14.8 minutes.

Lincoln County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 23.6 minutes
--- 0.7% lower than state average
--- #31 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 79.2%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 11.5%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.4%
- Workers who work from home: 15.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 13.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 30.5%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Brookings County, SD: 14.8 minutes
#2. Lyon County, MN: 15.2 minutes
#3. Pipestone County, MN: 19.0 minutes
#4. Yellow Medicine County, MN: 19.6 minutes
#5. Moody County, SD: 19.9 minutes
#6. Deuel County, SD: 23.5 minutes
#7. Lincoln 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