See what the average commute is in Rice 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 Rice County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Rice County has a shorter commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Le Sueur County, MN having the longest commute at 27.4 minutes.

Rice County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 23.6 minutes
--- 0.7% lower than state average
--- #29 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 7.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 79.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.5%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 16.6%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 18.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 32.6%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Steele County, MN: 17.6 minutes
#2. Waseca County, MN: 21.6 minutes
#3. Rice County, MN: 23.6 minutes
#4. Goodhue County, MN: 24.9 minutes
#5. Dodge County, MN: 25.4 minutes
#6. Scott County, MN: 26.0 minutes
#7. 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