ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 311772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home14.3%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute23.1 min → 22.7 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 14.3%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.1% → 76.3%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±2.4 pp
Carpool7.0% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.3% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 10,760 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% 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.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,106± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,760± 271 MOE
Workers with travel time9,216± 329 MOE
Estimated home workers1,544± 227 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.