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American commutes are getting longer, with a released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are —so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for ""—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

compiled statistics about the average commute in Mille Lacs County using data from the . Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Mille Lacs County has a longer commute than three out of six neighboring counties, with Crow Wing County, MN having the shortest commute at 22.0 minutes.

Mille Lacs County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 30.6 minutes
--- 28.7% higher than state average
--- #6 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 15.5%
- Workers who drive to work: 87.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.8%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.4%
- Workers who work from home: 6.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 24.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 46.1%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Crow Wing County, MN: 22.0 minutes
#2. Benton County, MN: 23.0 minutes
#3. Morrison County, MN: 27.2 minutes
#4. Mille Lacs County, MN: 30.6 minutes
#5. Kanabec County, MN: 30.7 minutes
#6. Sherburne County, MN: 32.4 minutes
#7. Isanti County, MN: 34.9 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Minnesota
#1. Stevens County: 11.8 minutes
#2. Pennington County: 13.4 minutes
#3. Cook County: 15.1 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Minnesota
#1. Isanti County: 34.9 minutes
#2. Chisago County: 32.6 minutes
#3. Sherburne County: 32.4 minutes