ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 311732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Thurston County, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home3.2%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone83.4%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute19.4 min → 21.3 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 3.2%▼ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 0.7%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.1% → 83.4%▲ 9.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.4% ±3.8 pp
Carpool7.6% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.5 pp
Walk4.3% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home3.2% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 2,695 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

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

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,627± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,695± 120 MOE
Workers with travel time2,609± 119 MOE
Estimated home workers86± 27 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.