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STATE COMMUTE ATLAS

Nebraska

Mean one-way trip19.2 min
Worked from home11.0%
Drove alone76.1%
Public transit0.5%
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How Nebraska commutes differ

Nebraska has a 19.2 min mean one-way commute; 11.0% of workers worked from home, 76.1% drove alone, and 0.5% used public transit.

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

02 / COMPLETE LOCAL DIRECTORY

Commute profiles in Nebraska

CommuteShift publishes 34 place profiles and 72 county profiles for Nebraska after applying its population and worker thresholds.

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%
Harlan CountyCounty2,84719.1 min8.5%72.4%0.0%
Franklin CountyCounty2,84619.2 min4.3%86.7%0.0%
Perkins CountyCounty2,82114.2 min6.6%79.9%0.0%
Frontier CountyCounty2,56921.2 min7.3%81.9%0.3%
Hitchcock CountyCounty2,56921.9 min7.6%80.8%0.0%
Pawnee CountyCounty2,53022.4 min13.1%70.1%0.0%