ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 311012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Keith County, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip14.9 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute13.8 min → 14.9 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 10.0%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.1% → 79.1%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±3.6 pp
Carpool6.4% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk4.1% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home10.0% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 3,951 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.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% 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.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,219± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,951± 210 MOE
Workers with travel time3,557± 223 MOE
Estimated home workers394± 130 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.