ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NE · GEOID 31350002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Platte, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip13.3 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home2.4%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone86.7%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute12.7 min → 13.3 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 2.4%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.9%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.0% → 86.7%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.7% ±3.1 pp
Carpool5.8% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.9 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±1.1 pp
Work from home2.4% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 11,053 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.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,831± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+11,053± 594 MOE
Workers with travel time10,792± 624 MOE
Estimated home workers261± 108 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.