ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 310252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cass County, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute28.7 min → 28.3 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 12.3%▲ 4.5 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 77.8%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±2.4 pp
Carpool7.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.3% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 14,306 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,161± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,306± 312 MOE
Workers with travel time12,549± 349 MOE
Estimated home workers1,757± 232 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.