ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 311632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sherman County, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute24.1 min → 21.8 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 7.0%▼ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 77.3%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±2.3 pp
Carpool11.1% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk4.3% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home7.0% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 1,400 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.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% 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.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate2,967± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,400± 92 MOE
Workers with travel time1,302± 91 MOE
Estimated home workers98± 41 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.