ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 311312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Otoe County, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone82.4%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute24.6 min → 21.9 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 5.2%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 82.4%▲ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.4% ±2.3 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.2% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 8,159 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,241± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,159± 241 MOE
Workers with travel time7,731± 253 MOE
Estimated home workers428± 116 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.