Murray County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Murray 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 Murray County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Murray County spend about 37 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 152 hours, about 6.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 10% less time on the road than the Minnesota average of 20.3 minutes each way, a difference of 2.0 minutes.

Murray 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 Murray County would save about 61 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,890 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)
Murray County	18.3 min	36.6 min	152 hrs/yr	$4,724	293
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.

Commute Time Map: Minnesota Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Minnesota

Brown County (10.6 min)
Pennington County (10.8 min)
Cottonwood County (10.9 min)

Slowest commutes among counties in Minnesota

Chisago County (30.9 min)
Wright County (28.8 min)
Sherburne County (28.8 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Murray County

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Average commute time

On average, it takes 18.3 minutes to get to work in Murray County. That's 18% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

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 9.9% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Murray County

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Murray County, versus 0.1% in Minnesota.

Public transit is unusually rare in Murray County: 7.7 times less than the Minnesota average (0.2% vs 1.8%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Murray County, versus 0.2% in Minnesota.

Biking is unusually rare in Murray County: 9.3 times less than the Minnesota average (0.1% vs 0.5%).

Commute Mode Trends in Murray County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Murray 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	Public Transportation	Bicycle	Taxi	Motorcycle
2009	80.1%	9.3%	8.5%	0.3%	0.1%	1.1%	0.0%	0.6%
2010	84.1%	11.7%	3.5%	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
2011	83.2%	11.3%	3.6%	0.7%	1.0%	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%
2012	83.4%	10.9%	3.7%	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.0%	0.2%
2013	84.2%	10.4%	3.8%	0.4%	0.7%	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%
2014	83.9%	9.4%	4.9%	0.4%	0.6%	0.5%	0.0%	0.3%
2015	84.9%	8.4%	4.8%	0.5%	0.6%	0.5%	0.0%	0.3%
2016	86.3%	7.5%	4.8%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	0.0%	0.3%
2017	86.7%	7.5%	4.3%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.2%
2018	87.2%	7.2%	4.1%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.1%
2019	88.1%	6.9%	3.5%	0.8%	0.2%	0.3%	0.0%	0.1%
2020	86.9%	7.3%	4.1%	1.1%	0.3%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	86.8%	7.8%	4.0%	1.0%	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	86.6%	7.9%	4.2%	1.2%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	83.7%	9.5%	5.1%	1.5%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	84.2%	9.9%	4.1%	1.5%	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2019 at 88.1%. Overall it rose from 80.1% in 2009 to 84.2% in 2024, up 4.1 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.

Working from home gained the most ground in Murray County: its share of workers rose from 9.3% in 2009 to 9.9% in 2024, up 0.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 3.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 8.5% to 4.1% of workers (down 4.4 percentage points).

Working from home peaked at 11.7% in 2010 and has since fallen back to 9.9%.

Commute Start Times in Murray County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Murray County?

The bars show when commuters in Murray 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		6.2%
5:00-5:29 AM		3.6%
5:30-5:59 AM		5.1%
6:00-6:29 AM		10.7%
6:30-6:59 AM		12.9%
7:00-7:29 AM		15.9%
7:30-7:59 AM		17.4%
8:00-8:29 AM		9.8%
8:30-8:59 AM		2.6%
9:00-9:59 AM		4.3%
10:00-10:59 AM		1.0%
11:00-11:59 AM		0.5%
12:00-3:59 PM		4.8%
4:00-11:59 PM		5.2%

Murray County Minnesota Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Murray County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 17.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.8% across Minnesota. Early starts are about as common as in Minnesota: 14.9% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.0% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Minnesota: 55.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.2% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (15.8%) 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 Murray 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 Murray 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 Murray 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	Murray County	Minnesota	United States
2009	7:24 AM	7:36 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:31 AM	7:36 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:31 AM	7:36 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:31 AM	7:36 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:31 AM	7:36 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:27 AM	7:36 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:30 AM	7:36 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:32 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:29 AM	7:34 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:29 AM	7:34 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:31 AM	7:33 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:28 AM	7:33 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:24 AM	7:33 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:22 AM	7:34 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:23 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:22 AM	7:36 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Murray County were on the road by 7:22 AM, 3 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:24 AM). Across Minnesota, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Murray County now leave 16 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 Murray County has moved 9 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Murray County in the whole series.

How does Murray County's commute time compare?

Metric	Murray County	Minnesota	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	18.3 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	9.9%	17.6%	15.0%
Walked	4.1%	2.5%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.8%	3.2%

The average commute time in Murray County is 18.3 minutes, shorter than the 20.3 minutes in Minnesota.

0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.8% in Minnesota. 4.1% commute by walking, higher than the 2.5% in Minnesota.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Murray County, MN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Murray County, MN is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 8,097 residents against a local median of 11,447. Where Murray County, MN breaks from the counties next to it is one-way commute, sitting 53% above the local median of 11.9 min at 18.3 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.

The counties themselves spread 5.3 min on one-way commute, so Murray County, MN sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Murray County, MN has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Murray County, MN	8,097	18.3 min #6/6	9.9% #4/6	7:22 AM #1/6
Nobles County, MN	22,041	12.7 min	6.4%	7:24 AM
Lyon County, MN	25,503	11.9 min	12.4%	7:34 AM
Pipestone County, MN	9,284	11.2 min	9.1%	7:22 AM
Cottonwood County, MN	11,447	10.9 min	10.7%	7:27 AM
Rock County, MN	9,621	16.2 min	11.9%	7:22 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Murray County, Minnesota.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Murray County, Minnesota?

Commuters here spend an estimated 152 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,724 at a typical national wage. That's 10% less than the typical Minnesota commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Murray County, Minnesota?

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

Do people use public transit in Murray 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.

Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among 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).