How long is the commute in Minneapolis?

Average travel time to work in Minneapolis, MN, how people get to work — driving, transit, walking or from home — and how that compares nationally.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

How Minneapolis gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 17.2 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

• Drove alone: 53.4
• Carpooled: 5.9
• Transit: 7.5
• Walked: 6
• From home: 23.3

Average commute (minutes)

• Minneapolis: 17.2
• Hennepin County: 17.4
• MN: 19.4
• U.S.: 23

Work from home: 23.3% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical one-way commute here runs about 5.8 minutes shorter than the national average.

Working from home went from 5.2% of workers in 2015 to 23.3% in the latest estimates.