Mahnomen County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Mahnomen County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Mahnomen County spend about 33 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 136 hours, about 5.7 full days, spent commuting.

That is 21% less time on the road than the Minnesota average of 20.6 minutes each way, a difference of 4.2 minutes.

Mahnomen County holds about 0.1% of Minnesota's population and accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Mahnomen County would save about 55 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,692 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)
Mahnomen County 16.4 min 32.7 min 136 hrs/yr $4,230 170
Minnesota 20.6 min 41.2 min 172 hrs/yr $5,323 854
United States 22.5 min 44.9 min 187 hrs/yr $5,803 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.

Commute Time Map: Minnesota Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Minnesota
  1. Cook County (10.7 min)
  2. Pennington County (10.9 min)
  3. Brown County (10.9 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Minnesota
  1. Chisago County (30.7 min)
  2. Wright County (30.3 min)
  3. Sherburne County (30.2 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

On average, it takes 16.4 minutes to get to work in Mahnomen County. That's 27% shorter than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 8.5% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 83.9%
  • Worked at Home: 8.5%
  • Walked: 5.4%
  • Other: 1.1%
  • Public Transportation: 1.0%
  • Bicycle: 0.2% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Motorcycle commuting is essentially absent in Mahnomen County, versus 0.1% in Minnesota.

Taxi commuting is essentially absent in Mahnomen County, versus 0.2% in Minnesota.

Bicycle commuting is unusually low in Mahnomen County: 3.1 times less than the Minnesota average (0.2% vs 0.5%).

How does Mahnomen County's commute time compare?

Metric Mahnomen County Minnesota US Average
Avg. Commute Time 16.4 min 20.6 min 22.5 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 8.5% 15.9% 13.4%
Walked 5.4% 2.5% 2.4%
Public Transit 1.0% 2.1% 3.5%

The average commute time in Mahnomen County is 16.4 minutes, shorter than the 20.6 minutes in Minnesota.

1.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 2.1% in Minnesota. 5.4% commute by walking, higher than the 2.5% in Minnesota.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Mahnomen County, Minnesota.

Is commuting expensive in Mahnomen County, Minnesota?

Commuters here spend an estimated 136 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,230 at a typical national wage. That's 21% less than the typical Minnesota commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Mahnomen County, Minnesota?

Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Mahnomen 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.

Which counties in Minnesota have the fastest and slowest commutes?

Among counties in Minnesota, the shortest average commutes are in Cook County (10.7 min), Pennington County (10.9 min), Brown County (10.9 min). The longest are in Chisago County (30.7 min), Wright County (30.3 min), Sherburne County (30.2 min).