ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 311192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Madison County, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip14.3 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.6%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone79.3%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 commute14.2 min → 14.3 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 5.6%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 79.3%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.3% ±2.5 pp
Carpool11.4% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.6% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 17,655 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

14thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

0th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 100% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,532± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,655± 512 MOE
Workers with travel time16,659± 530 MOE
Estimated home workers996± 201 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.