ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 310892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Holt County, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip16.4 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.5%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute14.3 min → 16.4 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.8% → 7.4%▼ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.2% → 78.5%▲ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.5% ±3.5 pp
Carpool7.9% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk4.3% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.4% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 4,954 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.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,102± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,954± 188 MOE
Workers with travel time4,585± 194 MOE
Estimated home workers369± 103 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.