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

STATE COMMUTE ATLAS

Nebraska

Mean one-way trip19.2 min
Worked from home11.0%
Drove alone76.1%
Public transit0.5%
01 / LEADERBOARDS

How Nebraska commutes differ

Rankings cover published places with at least 5,000 residents and 500 estimated workers.

02 / LARGEST PLACES

Commute profiles in Nebraska

34 places and 72 counties meet the publication threshold.

AreaPopulationMean tripWFHDrive aloneTransit
Douglas CountyCounty590,73620.0 min16.1%71.6%0.8%
OmahaPlace488,83719.6 min15.1%71.8%1.0%
Lancaster CountyCounty326,69619.0 min11.6%74.2%0.8%
LincolnPlace294,85618.4 min11.4%73.9%0.8%
Sarpy CountyCounty197,38921.2 min13.5%78.0%0.2%
BellevuePlace64,51020.8 min10.4%77.8%0.0%
Hall CountyCounty62,53617.5 min4.4%79.4%0.6%
Grand IslandPlace52,88416.9 min4.2%78.5%0.6%
Buffalo CountyCounty50,57916.0 min4.7%81.3%0.2%
Dodge CountyCounty37,35118.8 min4.1%83.6%0.0%
Scotts Bluff CountyCounty35,84315.6 min5.9%81.9%0.1%
Madison CountyCounty35,53214.3 min5.6%79.3%0.0%
Platte CountyCounty34,71616.1 min5.3%80.0%0.0%
KearneyPlace34,24613.9 min4.5%80.8%0.3%
Lincoln CountyCounty33,80215.4 min3.6%85.8%0.6%
Adams CountyCounty31,05215.2 min4.6%82.0%0.1%
FremontPlace27,56717.4 min4.2%82.7%0.0%
Cass CountyCounty27,16128.3 min12.3%77.8%0.0%
NorfolkPlace26,05413.0 min5.3%79.4%0.0%
PapillionPlace25,24423.0 min15.0%77.7%0.1%
HastingsPlace25,00813.8 min3.9%82.3%0.1%
ColumbusPlace24,48815.1 min4.4%79.6%0.0%
Dawson CountyCounty24,20217.5 min2.4%78.8%0.0%
Saunders CountyCounty23,04826.0 min9.9%77.3%0.8%
North PlattePlace22,83113.3 min2.4%86.7%0.9%
Gage CountyCounty21,62921.2 min5.5%84.2%0.0%
Dakota CountyCounty21,35413.9 min4.9%75.3%0.5%
Washington CountyCounty21,10622.7 min14.3%76.3%0.0%
Seward CountyCounty17,64122.1 min6.9%79.0%0.0%
La VistaPlace16,56320.2 min12.9%79.1%1.0%
Otoe CountyCounty16,24121.9 min5.2%82.4%0.0%
Saline CountyCounty14,65021.5 min4.5%78.6%0.0%
ScottsbluffPlace14,37612.5 min5.7%82.2%0.0%
York CountyCounty14,28613.0 min6.7%79.8%0.1%
South Sioux CityPlace13,90712.2 min4.7%72.9%0.8%
BeatricePlace12,22515.6 min2.9%88.0%0.0%
LexingtonPlace10,86216.1 min0.5%73.0%0.0%
Box Butte CountyCounty10,71411.3 min6.1%83.1%0.1%
Colfax CountyCounty10,64117.4 min3.6%77.0%0.0%
ChalcoPlace10,59520.1 min8.8%83.1%0.3%
Red Willow CountyCounty10,55711.3 min4.7%87.0%0.6%
Custer CountyCounty10,51817.4 min6.1%79.1%0.0%
Holt CountyCounty10,10216.4 min7.4%78.5%0.0%
Wayne CountyCounty9,84413.4 min14.0%70.9%0.0%
Cheyenne CountyCounty9,53316.3 min11.3%73.5%0.0%
Hamilton CountyCounty9,46420.7 min8.5%78.4%0.0%
GretnaPlace9,19321.1 min17.3%77.9%0.0%
Phelps CountyCounty9,00914.7 min5.6%82.9%0.0%
Cuming CountyCounty8,97518.2 min7.3%83.9%0.0%
GeringPlace8,55015.1 min3.0%88.8%0.2%
Butler CountyCounty8,42424.2 min8.7%79.4%0.3%
Knox CountyCounty8,36319.5 min9.9%77.5%0.1%
Cedar CountyCounty8,31518.8 min10.1%79.6%0.0%
Keith CountyCounty8,21914.9 min10.0%79.1%0.0%
YorkPlace8,1419.7 min6.5%79.8%0.2%
Dawes CountyCounty8,14015.6 min7.7%72.4%0.0%
AlliancePlace8,07510.6 min1.8%86.9%0.2%
BlairPlace7,91418.6 min13.8%76.4%0.0%
Richardson CountyCounty7,75119.8 min6.5%81.1%0.0%
Merrick CountyCounty7,72421.4 min5.9%82.0%0.1%
SewardPlace7,67821.9 min6.2%75.3%0.0%
CretePlace7,52718.1 min4.3%76.1%0.0%
Nebraska CityPlace7,36917.5 min5.2%81.6%0.0%
Pierce CountyCounty7,32519.9 min8.0%82.3%0.0%
McCookPlace7,3149.1 min5.8%85.1%0.8%
Jefferson CountyCounty7,16116.5 min4.7%74.7%0.0%
Nemaha CountyCounty7,04620.6 min7.5%82.4%0.1%
Burt CountyCounty6,74024.6 min12.0%71.3%0.0%
PlattsmouthPlace6,73127.5 min5.3%83.5%0.0%
Kearney CountyCounty6,71321.3 min8.0%80.9%0.3%
Thurston CountyCounty6,62721.3 min3.2%83.4%0.7%
SchuylerPlace6,57817.0 min1.1%76.7%0.0%
Howard CountyCounty6,53426.7 min8.6%80.8%0.0%
RalstonPlace6,47220.0 min10.0%80.7%0.0%
SidneyPlace6,41913.3 min8.8%75.6%0.0%
Antelope CountyCounty6,30517.8 min8.7%78.7%0.0%
WaynePlace6,12110.5 min15.4%69.7%0.0%
Clay CountyCounty6,09522.1 min6.7%82.3%0.1%
Offutt AFBPlace6,07418.3 min5.3%81.5%0.3%
Stanton CountyCounty5,79622.3 min7.7%81.8%0.0%
HoldregePlace5,54613.4 min4.3%85.2%0.0%
Dixon CountyCounty5,54524.1 min9.3%76.1%0.0%
Fillmore CountyCounty5,54121.6 min7.5%74.5%0.0%
Cherry CountyCounty5,49815.2 min7.3%66.7%0.1%
Boone CountyCounty5,35617.8 min10.0%72.3%0.0%
Johnson CountyCounty5,26126.0 min9.4%75.6%0.2%
Polk CountyCounty5,22520.8 min11.7%75.5%0.1%
ChadronPlace5,16013.7 min2.8%75.5%0.0%
Sheridan CountyCounty5,01418.7 min14.3%64.2%0.3%
Thayer CountyCounty4,90116.4 min5.2%82.7%0.1%
Furnas CountyCounty4,56816.4 min5.5%77.4%0.0%
Morrill CountyCounty4,53421.6 min8.8%78.1%0.0%
Nuckolls CountyCounty4,08720.3 min10.9%69.3%0.0%
Valley CountyCounty4,06618.0 min5.0%82.7%0.0%
Chase CountyCounty3,67114.9 min9.8%77.1%0.6%
Webster CountyCounty3,36022.9 min4.6%79.4%0.0%
Nance CountyCounty3,32422.5 min6.0%79.5%0.0%
Kimball CountyCounty3,24814.6 min4.3%82.6%0.0%
Sherman CountyCounty2,96721.8 min7.0%77.3%0.0%
Brown CountyCounty2,86911.9 min8.6%70.9%0.0%