Counties in Nebraska by mean travel time to work

Banner County had the highest mean travel time to work of 80 counties in 2021, at 30.4 minutes. Box Butte County had the lowest, at 10.3 minutes. The median was 18.6 minutes and the figure for Nebraska was 19.1 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest30.4Banner County
Median18.680 counties
Nebraska19.1History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Banner CountyBanner County: 30.4 minutes30.4Cass CountyCass County: 28.7 minutes28.7Howard CountyHoward County: 26.7 minutes26.7Saunders CountySaunders County: 25.3 minutes25.3Burt CountyBurt County: 24.6 minutes24.6Otoe CountyOtoe County: 24.6 minutes24.6Nance CountyNance County: 24.3 minutes24.3Sherman CountySherman County: 24.1 minutes24.1Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 23.7 minutes23.7Butler CountyButler County: 23.6 minutes23.6Boyd CountyBoyd County: 23.3 minutes23.3Washington CountyWashington County: 23.1 minutes23.1Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 23 minutes23Morrill CountyMorrill County: 22.9 minutes22.9Harlan CountyHarlan County: 22.5 minutes22.5Polk CountyPolk County: 22.2 minutes22.2Gosper CountyGosper County: 22 minutes22Johnson CountyJohnson County: 22 minutes22Clay CountyClay County: 21.9 minutes21.9Deuel CountyDeuel County: 21.9 minutes21.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 21.9 minutes21.9Saline CountySaline County: 21.9 minutes21.9Stanton CountyStanton County: 21.9 minutes21.9Pierce CountyPierce County: 21.5 minutes21.5Dixon CountyDixon County: 21.4 minutes21.4Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 21.3 minutes21.3Gage CountyGage County: 21.2 minutes21.2Sarpy CountySarpy County: 21 minutes21Merrick CountyMerrick County: 20.6 minutes20.6Seward CountySeward County: 20.6 minutes20.6Webster CountyWebster County: 20.2 minutes20.2Greeley CountyGreeley County: 19.8 minutes19.8Sioux CountySioux County: 19.8 minutes19.8Douglas CountyDouglas County: 19.7 minutes19.7Frontier CountyFrontier County: 19.5 minutes19.5Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 19.4 minutes19.4Thurston CountyThurston County: 19.4 minutes19.4Cedar CountyCedar County: 19.2 minutes19.2Knox CountyKnox County: 19.1 minutes19.1Dodge CountyDodge County: 18.8 minutes18.8
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
minutes
1Banner County Estimated30.4
2Cass County Estimated28.7
3Howard County Estimated26.7
4Saunders County Estimated25.3
5Burt County Estimated24.6
5Otoe County Estimated24.6
7Nance County Estimated24.3
8Sherman County Estimated24.1
9Pawnee County Estimated23.7
10Butler County Estimated23.6
11Boyd County Estimated23.3
12Washington County Estimated23.1
13Hitchcock County Estimated23
14Morrill County Estimated22.9
15Harlan County Estimated22.5
16Polk County Estimated22.2
17Gosper County Estimated22
17Johnson County Estimated22
19Clay County Estimated21.9
19Deuel County Estimated21.9
19Franklin County Estimated21.9
19Saline County Estimated21.9
19Stanton County Estimated21.9
24Pierce County Estimated21.5
25Dixon County Estimated21.4
26Hamilton County Estimated21.3
27Gage County Estimated21.2
28Sarpy County Estimated21
29Merrick County Estimated20.6
29Seward County Estimated20.6
31Webster County Estimated20.2
32Greeley County Estimated19.8
32Sioux County Estimated19.8
34Douglas County Estimated19.7
35Frontier County Estimated19.5
36Lancaster County Estimated19.4
36Thurston County Estimated19.4
38Cedar County Estimated19.2
39Knox County Estimated19.1
40Dodge County Estimated18.8
41Kearney County Estimated18.4
42Colfax County Estimated18.1
42Hall County Estimated18.1
44Dawson County Estimated18
45Antelope County Estimated17.9
46Jefferson County Estimated17.8
47Cuming County Estimated17.3
48Adams County Estimated17.2
48Hayes County Estimated17.2
50Fillmore County Estimated17.1
51Boone County Estimated17
52Nemaha County Estimated16.9
53Wayne County Estimated16.7
54Buffalo County Estimated16.6
54Sheridan County Estimated16.6
56Richardson County Estimated16.4
57Keya Paha County Estimated16.3
57Nuckolls County Estimated16.3
59Custer County Estimated16.2
60Valley County Estimated15.9
61Kimball County Estimated15.5
61York County Estimated15.5
63Dakota County Estimated15.3
64Lincoln County Estimated15.1
65Cheyenne County Estimated15
66Furnas County Estimated14.7
66Phelps County Estimated14.7
68Holt County Estimated14.3
69Madison County Estimated14.2
69Red Willow County Estimated14.2
69Thayer County Estimated14.2
72Perkins County Estimated14
72Platte County Estimated14
74Rock County Estimated13.9
75Keith County Estimated13.8
76Dawes County Estimated13.5
77Chase County Estimated13.4
77Scotts Bluff County Estimated13.4
79Cherry County Estimated12.3
80Box Butte County Estimated10.3

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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. 5 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Banner County, with 30.4 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Box Butte County, with 10.3 minutes in 2021.

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. 5 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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