MAP: How Long is Your Burnsville Commute?
The average commuting time for Burnsville residents ranges between 20 and 25 minutes, according to data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Count your blessings, Burnsville residents. When it comes to commute times, you have it better than most.
Burnsville residents spend on average about 23 minutes in the car on a one-way trip, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
See how that stacks up with the commute times for other Twin Cities suburbs using this interactive map, produced by WNYC's John Keefe.
The map, developed using data taken from the 2006-2011 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey five-year estimates, shows the average commute time nationwide is 25.4 minutes.
In the Twin Cities metro area, the communities with the worst average commute times include many of the far northern suburbs, like East Bethel, Monticello and Montrose. In those communities, the average commute is 30+ minutes.
Tell us your commuting horror story by posting in the comments section below.
Always Opinionated
2:54 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2013
I'm having a hard time believing that the commute times in the twin cities are considered good. I drive 14 miles from Bloomington to St. Louis Park each day m-f and it takes me 30 to 50 minutes to get from my home to work and more time when it rains or snows.