ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NE · GEOID 31009052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alliance, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip10.6 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home1.8%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone86.9%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute8.6 min → 10.6 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.0% → 1.8%▼ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 86.9%▲ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.9% ±4.4 pp
Carpool10.4% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home1.8% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 3,774 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,075± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+3,774± 359 MOE
Workers with travel time3,706± 360 MOE
Estimated home workers68± 63 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.