What is the average commute in Polk County, Nebraska?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 20.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Polk County, Nebraska work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · NE · GEOID 311432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Polk County, Nebraska

Name: Commute estimates for Polk County, Nebraska
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.8 min one way; 11.7% worked from home, 75.5% drove alone, and 2.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.8 min±2.3 min MOE

Worked from home11.7%±3.7 pp MOE

Drove alone75.5%±3.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip2.8%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 Polk County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute22.2 min → 20.8 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 11.7%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.1% → 75.5%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Polk County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.5%; 0.1% used public transit and 11.7% worked from home.

Drive alone75.5% ±3.6 pp

Carpool8.1% ±2.5 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk4.0% ±1.9 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp

Work from home11.7% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 2,777 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Polk County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 29th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

29^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

86^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

53^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

6^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Polk County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,777 workers age 16+, including 2,451 workers with reported travel time and 326 home workers.

Population estimate5,225± — MOE

Workers age 16+2,777± 98 MOE

Workers with travel time2,451± 131 MOE

Estimated home workers326± 104 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Nebraska commute records for Polk County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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