ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 311472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Richardson County, Nebraska

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 19.8 min one way; 6.5% worked from home, 81.1% drove alone, and 6.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone81.1%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 Richardson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute16.4 min → 19.8 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 6.5%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 81.1%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Richardson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.1%; 0.0% used public transit and 6.5% worked from home.

Drive alone81.1% ±3.5 pp
Carpool7.4% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk4.3% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.5% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 3,711 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Richardson County compares with similar-size countys

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

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

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% 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.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Richardson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,711 workers age 16+, including 3,471 workers with reported travel time and 240 home workers.

Population estimate7,751± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,711± 160 MOE
Workers with travel time3,471± 162 MOE
Estimated home workers240± 74 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 Richardson 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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