Commuting in Martin 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 Martin County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Martin County spend about 25 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 106 hours, about 4.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 37% less time on the road than the Minnesota average of 20.3 minutes each way, a difference of 7.6 minutes.
Martin County holds about 0.3% of Minnesota's population but accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Martin County would save about 42 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,315 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)
Martin County
12.7 min
25.4 min
106 hrs/yr
$3,287
290
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
12.7
minutes to get to work in
Martin County.
That's 43% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 87% 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 7.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Martin County
Car:
86.0%
Worked at Home:
7.9%
Walked:
4.5%
Other:
1.1%
Taxi:
0.3%
Public Transportation:
0.2%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Public transit is unusually rare in Martin County: 11.6 times less than the Minnesota average (0.2% vs 1.8%).
Biking is unusually rare in Martin County: 10.9 times less than the Minnesota average (0.0% vs 0.5%).
Commute Mode Trends in Martin County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Martin 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
Walked
Other
Taxi
Public Transportation
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
87.7%
7.2%
3.5%
0.9%
0.0%
0.3%
0.1%
0.2%
2010
90.2%
5.3%
2.5%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
2011
90.3%
5.2%
2.1%
0.6%
0.5%
0.7%
0.3%
0.4%
2012
89.9%
5.0%
2.3%
1.1%
0.5%
0.8%
0.3%
0.1%
2013
90.0%
4.8%
2.5%
0.9%
0.4%
1.1%
0.3%
0.1%
2014
89.9%
4.6%
2.8%
0.9%
0.3%
1.2%
0.2%
0.1%
2015
89.2%
5.2%
3.1%
1.1%
0.3%
1.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2016
88.8%
5.4%
3.0%
1.2%
0.4%
1.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2017
87.8%
6.8%
2.7%
0.6%
0.4%
1.3%
0.1%
0.3%
2018
87.9%
7.2%
3.0%
0.6%
0.3%
0.5%
0.1%
0.4%
2019
87.7%
7.3%
3.1%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.4%
2020
87.7%
8.0%
2.5%
0.4%
0.6%
0.4%
0.0%
0.4%
2021
85.8%
9.0%
3.0%
0.9%
0.6%
0.4%
0.0%
0.4%
2022
87.5%
8.0%
3.3%
0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
2023
86.6%
7.8%
4.1%
1.0%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2024
86.0%
7.9%
4.5%
1.1%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2011 at 90.3% and lowest in 2021 at 85.8%. Overall it fell from 87.7% in 2009 to 86.0% in 2024, down 1.7 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Walking gained the most ground in Martin County: its share of workers rose from 3.5% in 2009 to 4.5% in 2024, up 1.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 1.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit peaked at 1.3% in 2017 and has since fallen back to 0.2%.
Commute Start Times in Martin County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Martin County?
The bars show when commuters in Martin 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 AMMartin County4.4%Minnesota5.0%
4.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMMartin County6.1%Minnesota3.8%
6.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMMartin County4.3%Minnesota5.2%
4.3%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMMartin County7.6%Minnesota8.4%
7.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMMartin County12.2%Minnesota10.2%
12.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMMartin County16.8%Minnesota14.8%
16.8%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMMartin County18.1%Minnesota13.8%
18.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMMartin County11.7%Minnesota10.4%
11.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMMartin County1.8%Minnesota4.7%
1.8%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMMartin County3.4%Minnesota5.8%
3.4%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMMartin County1.6%Minnesota2.7%
1.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMMartin County1.4%Minnesota1.3%
1.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMMartin County5.6%Minnesota8.2%
5.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMMartin County5.1%Minnesota5.8%
5.1%
Martin CountyMinnesotaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Martin County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 18.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.8% across Minnesota. Early starts are about as common as in Minnesota: 14.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.0% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Minnesota: 58.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.2% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (17.1%) 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 Martin 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 Martin 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 Martin 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
Martin County
Minnesota
United States
2009
7:28 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:34 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:30 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:32 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:35 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:35 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:35 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:36 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:35 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:32 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:31 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:32 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:28 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:29 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:32 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:28 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Martin County were on the road by 7:28 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Minnesota, the typical start barely moved either. Commuters in Martin County now leave 10 minutes 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 Martin County has moved 3 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Martin County in the whole series.
How does Martin County's commute time compare?
Metric
Martin County
Minnesota
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
12.7 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
7.9%
17.6%
15.0%
Walked
4.5%
2.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.2%
1.8%
3.2%
The average commute time in Martin County is 12.7 minutes, shorter than the 20.3 minutes in Minnesota.
0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.8% in Minnesota. 4.5% commute by walking, higher than the 2.5% in Minnesota.
Martin County, MN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Martin County, MN is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 19,780 residents against a local median of 11,205. Nothing separates Martin County, MN sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is work from home, 8% above the local median at 7.9% against 7.3%. Martin County, MN has the 3rd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Martin County, Minnesota.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Martin County, Minnesota?
Commuters here spend an estimated 106 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,287 at a typical national wage. That's 37% less than the typical Minnesota commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Martin County, Minnesota?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Martin 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 Martin County, Minnesota?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.2% of commuters use it versus 1.8% in Minnesota, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
How do commute times compare across counties in Minnesota?
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).