ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 311672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stanton County, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone81.8%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute21.9 min → 22.3 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 7.7%▼ 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 alone83.7% → 81.8%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.8% ±3.1 pp
Carpool8.5% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.7% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 2,919 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.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher 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.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,796± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,919± 138 MOE
Workers with travel time2,694± 137 MOE
Estimated home workers225± 91 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.