ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 310292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chase County, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip14.9 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute13.4 min → 14.9 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 9.8%▼ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.6%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 77.1%▲ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±4.1 pp
Carpool4.8% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.9 pp
Walk5.8% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.8 pp
Work from home9.8% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 1,718 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.

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate3,671± 179 MOE
Workers age 16+1,718± 145 MOE
Workers with travel time1,549± 141 MOE
Estimated home workers169± 64 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.