ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NE · GEOID 31444202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Seward, Nebraska

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute17.5 min → 21.9 min▲ 4.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 6.2%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.4% → 75.3%▲ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±3.8 pp
Carpool8.3% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk7.5% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle2.4% ±1.8 pp
Work from home6.2% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 3,845 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% 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.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,678± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+3,845± 246 MOE
Workers with travel time3,605± 241 MOE
Estimated home workers240± 94 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.