Commuting in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Kandiyohi County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Kandiyohi County spend about 27 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 112 hours, about 4.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 34% less time on the road than the Minnesota average of 20.3 minutes each way, a difference of 6.9 minutes.
Kandiyohi County holds about 0.8% of Minnesota's population but accounts for roughly 0.5% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Kandiyohi County would save about 45 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,388 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Kandiyohi County
13.4 min
26.9 min
112 hrs/yr
$3,470
517
Minnesota
20.3 min
40.6 min
169 hrs/yr
$5,249
854
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
13.4
minutes to get to work in
Kandiyohi County.
That's 40% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 79% of counties in Minnesota
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 9.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Kandiyohi County
Car:
87.9%
Worked at Home:
9.1%
Other:
1.1%
Walked:
1.0%
Public Transportation:
0.5%unusually low
Bicycle:
0.3%
Taxi:
< 0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is unusually rare in Kandiyohi County: 4.7 times less than the Minnesota average (0.0% vs 0.1%).
Public transit is unusually rare in Kandiyohi County: 3.3 times less than the Minnesota average (0.5% vs 1.8%).
Commute Mode Trends in Kandiyohi County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Kandiyohi County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Other
Walked
Public Transportation
Bicycle
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
89.3%
5.2%
0.4%
3.2%
1.3%
0.5%
0.0%
0.2%
2010
89.8%
4.9%
0.4%
3.0%
1.2%
0.5%
0.0%
0.2%
2011
90.0%
4.6%
0.4%
3.0%
1.2%
0.6%
0.0%
0.1%
2012
90.7%
4.5%
0.5%
2.5%
1.1%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
2013
91.4%
4.4%
0.3%
2.1%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.2%
2014
92.4%
3.8%
0.3%
1.9%
0.8%
0.6%
0.0%
0.2%
2015
92.0%
3.8%
0.3%
1.9%
1.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.2%
2016
91.7%
4.0%
0.4%
1.8%
1.1%
0.7%
0.1%
0.2%
2017
91.6%
4.2%
0.7%
1.9%
0.8%
0.6%
0.0%
0.2%
2018
90.6%
4.5%
0.8%
2.2%
1.1%
0.6%
0.0%
0.2%
2019
89.8%
4.7%
1.1%
2.3%
1.3%
0.6%
0.0%
0.1%
2020
88.7%
6.3%
1.1%
2.1%
1.5%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2021
88.3%
7.2%
0.8%
1.9%
1.2%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
88.5%
7.5%
0.6%
1.7%
1.2%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2023
87.8%
8.3%
1.1%
1.3%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
87.9%
9.1%
1.1%
1.0%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2014 at 92.4% and lowest in 2023 at 87.8%. Overall it fell from 89.3% in 2009 to 87.9% in 2024, down 1.4 percentage points.
Working from home gained the most ground in Kandiyohi County: its share of workers rose from 5.2% in 2009 to 9.1% in 2024, up 3.9 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.2% to 1.0% of workers (down 2.2 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Kandiyohi County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Kandiyohi County?
The bars show when commuters in Kandiyohi County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Minnesota for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMKandiyohi County3.9%Minnesota5.0%
3.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMKandiyohi County2.4%Minnesota3.8%
2.4%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMKandiyohi County4.9%Minnesota5.2%
4.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMKandiyohi County9.4%Minnesota8.4%
9.4%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMKandiyohi County10.4%Minnesota10.2%
10.4%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMKandiyohi County15.1%Minnesota14.8%
15.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMKandiyohi County17.6%Minnesota13.8%
17.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMKandiyohi County11.6%Minnesota10.4%
11.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMKandiyohi County4.8%Minnesota4.7%
4.8%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMKandiyohi County3.4%Minnesota5.8%
3.4%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMKandiyohi County2.1%Minnesota2.7%
2.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMKandiyohi County1.4%Minnesota1.3%
1.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMKandiyohi County7.1%Minnesota8.2%
7.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMKandiyohi County5.8%Minnesota5.8%
5.8%
Kandiyohi CountyMinnesotaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Kandiyohi County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 17.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.8% across Minnesota. Early starts are less common than in Minnesota: 11.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.0% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Minnesota: 54.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.2% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (19.9%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Kandiyohi County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Kandiyohi County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Kandiyohi County next to Minnesota and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Kandiyohi County
Minnesota
United States
2009
7:38 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:40 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:40 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:38 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:36 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:35 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:32 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:32 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:30 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:32 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:34 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:37 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:37 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:37 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:37 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:37 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Kandiyohi County were on the road by 7:37 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Minnesota, the typical start barely moved either. Commuters in Kandiyohi County now leave 1 minute earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Kandiyohi County has moved 2 minutes later.
How does Kandiyohi County's commute time compare?
Metric
Kandiyohi County
Minnesota
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
13.4 min
20.3 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
9.1%
17.6%
15.0%
Walked
1.0%
2.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.5%
1.8%
3.2%
The average commute time in Kandiyohi County is 13.4 minutes, shorter than the 20.3 minutes in Minnesota.
0.5% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.8% in Minnesota. 1.0% commute by walking, lower than the 2.5% in Minnesota.
Kandiyohi County, MN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Kandiyohi County, MN is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 44,079 residents against a local median of 14,558. Kandiyohi County, MN's one-way commute, at 13.4 min, runs 22% below the 17.2 min typical of the counties around it. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 7.0 min on one-way commute, so Kandiyohi County, MN sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Kandiyohi County, MN has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota?
Commuters here spend an estimated 112 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,470 at a typical national wage. That's 34% less than the typical Minnesota commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.5% of commuters use it versus 1.8% in Minnesota, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Which counties in Minnesota have the fastest and slowest commutes?
Among counties in Minnesota, the shortest average commutes are in Brown County (10.6 min), Pennington County (10.8 min), Cottonwood County (10.9 min). The longest are in Chisago County (30.9 min), Wright County (28.8 min), Sherburne County (28.8 min).