ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NE · GEOID 31346152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Norfolk, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip13.0 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone79.4%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.7%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 commute12.7 min → 13.0 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 5.3%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.1% → 79.4%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.4% ±3.5 pp
Carpool11.9% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 13,131 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 25k–100k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

8thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,054± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+13,131± 463 MOE
Workers with travel time12,438± 494 MOE
Estimated home workers693± 183 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.