ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NE · GEOID 31299252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McCook, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip9.1 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone85.1%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 commute13.2 min → 9.1 min▼ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 5.8%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.8%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.4% → 85.1%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.1% ±5.2 pp
Carpool3.2% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.2 pp
Walk4.2% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.8% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 3,580 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.

0thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 100% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

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

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,314± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+3,580± 260 MOE
Workers with travel time3,372± 267 MOE
Estimated home workers208± 120 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.