Counties in Nebraska by mean travel time to work, 2024

Name: Counties in Nebraska by mean travel time to work, 2024
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Hayes County had the highest mean travel time to work of 81 counties in 2024, at 28.7 minutes. Box Butte County had the lowest, at 11.3 minutes. The median was 19.2 minutes and the figure for Nebraska was 19.2 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.7Hayes County

Lowest11.3Box Butte County

Median19.281 counties

Nebraska19.2History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 minutes	Change on 2023
1	Hayes County Estimated	28.7	n/a
2	Cass County Estimated	28.3	-0.8
3	Deuel County Estimated	28.2	+1.9
4	Howard County Estimated	26.7	-1.6
5	Banner County Estimated	26	+1.9
5	Johnson County Estimated	26	+0.4
5	Saunders County Estimated	26	-0.2
8	Burt County Estimated	24.6	-0.5
9	Butler County Estimated	24.2	+0.1
10	Dixon County Estimated	24.1	+1.5
11	Loup County Estimated	23	-0.8
12	Webster County Estimated	22.9	+1.9
13	Washington County Estimated	22.7	-0.5
14	Nance County Estimated	22.5	-4.3
15	Pawnee County Estimated	22.4	+2.3
16	Stanton County Estimated	22.3	-0.2
17	Clay County Estimated	22.1	-0.1
17	Gosper County Estimated	22.1	-0.7
17	Seward County Estimated	22.1	+1.5
20	Hitchcock County Estimated	21.9	+1.7
20	Otoe County Estimated	21.9	-0.9
22	Sherman County Estimated	21.8	+0.5
23	Fillmore County Estimated	21.6	+1
23	Morrill County Estimated	21.6	-0.2
25	Saline County Estimated	21.5	+0.1
26	Merrick County Estimated	21.4	+0.8
27	Kearney County Estimated	21.3	-0.2
27	Thurston County Estimated	21.3	-1.2
29	Frontier County Estimated	21.2	-0.9
29	Gage County Estimated	21.2	-0.8
29	Sarpy County Estimated	21.2	+0.2
32	Polk County Estimated	20.8	0
33	Hamilton County Estimated	20.7	-0.2
34	Nemaha County Estimated	20.6	-0.5
35	Nuckolls County Estimated	20.3	+1.6
36	Douglas County Estimated	20	0
37	Pierce County Estimated	19.9	-1.4
38	Richardson County Estimated	19.8	+0.2
39	Sioux County Estimated	19.7	n/a
40	Knox County Estimated	19.5	-0.6
41	Franklin County Estimated	19.2	+0.4
42	Harlan County Estimated	19.1	-1.4
43	Lancaster County Estimated	19	+0.1
44	Cedar County Estimated	18.8	-0.5
44	Dodge County Estimated	18.8	+0.2
46	Keya Paha County Estimated	18.7	-4
46	Sheridan County Estimated	18.7	+0.8
48	Wheeler County Estimated	18.4	+1.1
49	Greeley County Estimated	18.3	-0.5
50	Cuming County Estimated	18.2	+1.4
51	McPherson County Estimated	18.1	-1
52	Valley County Estimated	18	+2.9
53	Antelope County Estimated	17.8	+1
53	Boone County Estimated	17.8	+0.2
55	Dawson County Estimated	17.5	-0.4
55	Hall County Estimated	17.5	-0.1
57	Colfax County Estimated	17.4	-0.3
57	Custer County Estimated	17.4	-0.1
59	Boyd County Estimated	17.2	-3.3
60	Jefferson County Estimated	16.5	-2.3
61	Furnas County Estimated	16.4	-0.1
61	Holt County Estimated	16.4	+0.7
61	Thayer County Estimated	16.4	+2.2
64	Cheyenne County Estimated	16.3	+0.8
65	Platte County Estimated	16.1	+0.8
66	Buffalo County Estimated	16	-0.4
67	Dawes County Estimated	15.6	+1.7
67	Scotts Bluff County Estimated	15.6	+1.9
69	Lincoln County Estimated	15.4	+0.4
70	Adams County Estimated	15.2	-0.9
70	Cherry County Estimated	15.2	+1.7
72	Chase County Estimated	14.9	-0.1
72	Keith County Estimated	14.9	-0.9
74	Phelps County Estimated	14.7	+0.1
75	Madison County Estimated	14.3	+0.3
76	Perkins County Estimated	14.2	-0.4
77	Dakota County Estimated	13.9	-0.2
78	Wayne County Estimated	13.4	-0.7
79	Garden County Estimated	13.3	n/a
80	York County Estimated	13	-0.8
81	Box Butte County Estimated	11.3	+0.7

Other periods

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About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Hayes County, with 28.7 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Box Butte County, with 11.3 minutes in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 4 counties have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.