ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 311332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pawnee County, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home13.1%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone70.1%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute23.7 min → 22.4 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 13.1%▲ 7.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.8% → 70.1%▲ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.1% ±6.1 pp
Carpool9.3% ±5.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk6.2% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.1% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 995 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% 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.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate2,530± — MOE
Workers age 16+995± 61 MOE
Workers with travel time865± 63 MOE
Estimated home workers130± 39 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.