ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 310472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dawson County, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip17.5 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home2.4%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute18.0 min → 17.5 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.7% → 2.4%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.2% → 78.8%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±2.7 pp
Carpool14.6% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home2.4% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 12,480 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,202± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,480± 380 MOE
Workers with travel time12,175± 385 MOE
Estimated home workers305± 118 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.