What is the average commute in Harlan County, Nebraska?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 19.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 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 310832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harlan County, Nebraska

Name: Commute estimates for Harlan County, Nebraska
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 19.1 min one way; 8.5% worked from home, 72.4% drove alone, and 7.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip19.1 min±4.1 min MOE

Worked from home8.5%±2.8 pp MOE

Drove alone72.4%±3.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.8%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 Harlan County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute22.5 min → 19.1 min▼ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 8.5%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 72.4%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Harlan County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.4%; 0.0% used public transit and 8.5% worked from home.

Drive alone72.4% ±3.6 pp

Carpool12.3% ±3.4 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp

Walk6.3% ±3.5 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.6 pp

Work from home8.5% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 1,371 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Harlan County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 21th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

21^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

62^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20^thTransit percentile

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

50^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Harlan County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 1,371 workers age 16+, including 1,255 workers with reported travel time and 116 home workers.

Population estimate2,847± 156 MOE

Workers age 16+1,371± 117 MOE

Workers with travel time1,255± 116 MOE

Estimated home workers116± 40 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 Harlan 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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