ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 310652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Furnas County, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip16.4 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone77.4%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute14.7 min → 16.4 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 5.5%▼ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 77.4%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.4% ±3.1 pp
Carpool11.7% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk5.0% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home5.5% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 2,055 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% 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.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,568± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,055± 96 MOE
Workers with travel time1,942± 98 MOE
Estimated home workers113± 49 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.