Renville County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Renville 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 Renville County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Renville 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 138 hours, about 5.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 19% less time on the road than the Minnesota average of 20.3 minutes each way, a difference of 3.8 minutes.

Renville 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 Renville County would save about 55 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,707 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)
Renville County	16.5 min	33.0 min	138 hrs/yr	$4,268	317
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

Renville County

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Average commute time

On average, it takes 16.5 minutes to get to work in Renville County. That's 26% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 8.2% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Renville County

Public transit is unusually rare in Renville County: 3.6 times less than the Minnesota average (0.5% vs 1.8%).

Commute Mode Trends in Renville County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Renville 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	86.0%	7.7%	4.7%	0.4%	0.1%	0.6%	0.0%	0.5%
2010	84.4%	8.3%	4.9%	0.4%	1.0%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%
2011	85.9%	7.4%	5.0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.3%
2012	85.7%	7.6%	4.7%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	0.0%	0.3%
2013	86.1%	7.4%	4.3%	0.6%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%	0.3%
2014	86.9%	7.5%	3.7%	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%	0.0%	0.2%
2015	87.8%	7.1%	3.4%	0.6%	0.3%	0.7%	0.0%	0.1%
2016	87.2%	8.2%	2.9%	0.6%	0.3%	0.6%	0.0%	0.1%
2017	87.0%	8.5%	2.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.3%	0.0%	0.2%
2018	87.5%	8.8%	2.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
2019	86.7%	8.8%	2.8%	0.9%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
2020	86.7%	9.2%	2.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
2021	86.1%	9.0%	2.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
2022	86.0%	8.6%	3.1%	1.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
2023	85.8%	8.5%	3.1%	1.4%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.1%
2024	85.8%	8.2%	3.0%	2.0%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.1%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2015 at 87.8% and lowest in 2010 at 84.4%. Overall it held roughly steady, at 86.0% in 2009 and 85.8% in 2024.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 4.7% to 3.0% of workers (down 1.7 percentage points).

Working from home peaked at 9.2% in 2020 and has since fallen back to 8.2%.

Commute Start Times in Renville County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Renville County?

The bars show when commuters in Renville 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		3.8%
5:00-5:29 AM		5.8%
5:30-5:59 AM		4.3%
6:00-6:29 AM		10.4%
6:30-6:59 AM		10.9%
7:00-7:29 AM		17.5%
7:30-7:59 AM		17.1%
8:00-8:29 AM		8.1%
8:30-8:59 AM		2.6%
9:00-9:59 AM		4.0%
10:00-10:59 AM		2.0%
11:00-11:59 AM		0.3%
12:00-3:59 PM		6.7%
4:00-11:59 PM		6.4%

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

The busiest time to head out in Renville County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 17.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.8% across Minnesota. Early starts are about as common as in Minnesota: 13.9% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.0% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Minnesota: 53.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.2% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (19.4%) 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 Renville 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 Renville 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 Renville 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	Renville County	Minnesota	United States
2009	7:28 AM	7:36 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:29 AM	7:36 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:30 AM	7:36 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:30 AM	7:36 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:28 AM	7:36 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:25 AM	7:36 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:24 AM	7:36 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:23 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:20 AM	7:34 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:19 AM	7:34 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:21 AM	7:33 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:21 AM	7:33 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:24 AM	7:33 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:26 AM	7:34 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:26 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:25 AM	7:36 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Renville County were on the road by 7:25 AM, 3 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:28 AM). Across Minnesota, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Renville County now leave 13 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 Renville County has moved 5 minutes later.

How does Renville County's commute time compare?

Metric	Renville County	Minnesota	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	16.5 min	20.3 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	8.2%	17.6%	15.0%
Walked	3.0%	2.5%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.5%	1.8%	3.2%

The average commute time in Renville County is 16.5 minutes, shorter than the 20.3 minutes in Minnesota.

0.5% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.8% in Minnesota. 3.0% commute by walking, higher than the 2.5% in Minnesota.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Renville County, MN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Renville County, MN is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 14,558 residents against a local median of 25,800. The measure that sets Renville County, MN apart most is one-way commute: 16.5 min, 23% above the local median of 13.4 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.

The counties themselves spread 8.3 min on one-way commute, so Renville County, MN sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Renville County, MN has the 4th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Renville County, MN	14,558	16.5 min #4/6	8.2% #4/6	7:25 AM #4/6
Kandiyohi County, MN	44,079	13.4 min	9.1%	7:37 AM
Redwood County, MN	13,610	12.9 min	11.0%	7:29 AM
Brown County, MN	25,800	10.6 min	7.3%	7:24 AM
Meeker County, MN	23,466	18.9 min	8.0%	7:09 AM
McLeod County, MN	36,799	17.0 min	8.8%	7:18 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Renville County, Minnesota.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Renville County, Minnesota?

Commuters here spend an estimated 138 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,268 at a typical national wage. That's 19% less than the typical Minnesota commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Renville County, Minnesota?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Renville County, Minnesota. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Renville 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.

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).