ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 311572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 15.6 min one way; 5.9% worked from home, 81.9% drove alone, and 4.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip15.6 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone81.9%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 Scotts Bluff County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute13.4 min → 15.6 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 5.9%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.9% → 81.9%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Scotts Bluff County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.9%; 0.1% used public transit and 5.9% worked from home.

Drive alone81.9% ±2.9 pp
Carpool8.6% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.9% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 17,246 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Scotts Bluff County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 2th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

24thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Scotts Bluff County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 17,246 workers age 16+, including 16,225 workers with reported travel time and 1,021 home workers.

Population estimate35,843± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,246± 519 MOE
Workers with travel time16,225± 544 MOE
Estimated home workers1,021± 229 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 Scotts Bluff 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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