ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NE · GEOID 311852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

York County, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip13.0 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home6.7%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.8%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.3%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 commute15.5 min → 13.0 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 6.7%▼ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 79.8%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.8% ±3.4 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.8% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.7% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 7,011 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.

2thMean commute percentile

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

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,286± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,011± 305 MOE
Workers with travel time6,539± 307 MOE
Estimated home workers472± 137 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.