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

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 13.0 min one way; 6.7% worked from home, 79.8% drove alone, and 2.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 York County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.4 percentage points.

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 York County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.8%; 0.1% used public transit and 6.7% worked from home.

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

How York County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 2th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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 York County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,011 workers age 16+, including 6,539 workers with reported travel time and 472 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Nebraska commute records for York County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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