ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NE · GEOID 31226402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Holdrege, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip13.4 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home4.3%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone85.2%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.9%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 commute14.3 min → 13.4 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.4% → 4.3%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 85.2%▲ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.2% ±5.4 pp
Carpool5.8% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.7% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.3% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 2,836 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.

3thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,546± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+2,836± 144 MOE
Workers with travel time2,713± 156 MOE
Estimated home workers123± 70 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.