Plymouth-Minnetonka commute (Eden Prairie, Maple Grove: how much, home, purchase)

[newtoMPLS]

I am considering a home purchase in Plymouth (Vicksburg & Cty Rd 47) and am worried about the commute to Minnetonka (near 494 and 62). I drove it this morning at 755 and arrived by 825. Is that typical? It looked like trying to arrive by 8 am might require 35 minutes? When would traffic be at its worst and how much would snow impact it?

[cielpur]

That sounds about right; at that time I actually would have thought you're commute would be even longer. You're looking at commuting from the most northern part of Plymouth to the most southern part of Minnetonka. Even though they're neighboring cities that's practically like commuting from Maple Grove to Eden Prairie.

I can't really comment on the traffic in that area (with or without snow) since I'm rarely in that area during rush hour, however the few times I have been it's always been very congested. I would suggest driving it a couple more times and see if you can envision doing that every day. After a snowstorm, the commute would definitely be longer. Depending on conditions it could possibly take up to an hour.

[cielpur]

BTW, the metro area is generally very good about clearing up snow after storms, so there usually is not a big difference in commute times between the summer and winter. When it's actively snowing, however, commute time is significantly affected - also after larger snowfalls.

[Cleverbeetle98]

Actually, leaving earlier in the morning would probably shorten your commute...or at least leave the it the same as arriving at 825...certainly wouldn't make it longer