ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NE · GEOID 31263852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

La Vista, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.9%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute18.7 min → 20.2 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 12.9%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 1.0%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 79.1%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±4.1 pp
Carpool5.9% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.9% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 9,922 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,563± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+9,922± 553 MOE
Workers with travel time8,640± 569 MOE
Estimated home workers1,282± 204 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.