What is the average commute in Cass County, Nebraska?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Cass County, Nebraska work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · NE · GEOID 310252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cass County, Nebraska

Name: Commute estimates for Cass County, Nebraska
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.3 min one way; 12.3% worked from home, 77.8% drove alone, and 4.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Cass County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.5 percentage points.

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 Cass County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.8%; 0.0% used public transit and 12.3% worked from home.

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

How Cass County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 77th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

77^thMean commute percentile

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

84^thWork-from-home percentile

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

6^thTransit percentile

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

17^th60+ 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 Cass County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 14,306 workers age 16+, including 12,549 workers with reported travel time and 1,757 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Nebraska commute records for Cass County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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