ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NE · GEOID 31337052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nebraska City, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip17.5 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone81.6%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.1%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 commute20.0 min → 17.5 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 5.2%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.7% → 81.6%▲ 9.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.6% ±4.2 pp
Carpool11.2% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.2% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 3,698 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% 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.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,369± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+3,698± 218 MOE
Workers with travel time3,505± 213 MOE
Estimated home workers193± 87 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.