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Commuting in Bellevue, Nebraska: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Bellevue: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Bellevue spend about 38 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 157 hours, about 6.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 11% more time on the road than the Nebraska average of 17.0 minutes each way, a difference of 1.8 minutes.

Bellevue holds about 2.5% of Nebraska's population but accounts for roughly 2.7% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Bellevue would save about 63 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,941 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area One-Way Commute Daily Round-Trip Yearly Time Spent Estimated Yearly Cost Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Bellevue 18.8 min 37.6 min 157 hrs/yr $4,852 1,932
Nebraska 17.0 min 34.0 min 142 hrs/yr $4,390 691
United States 22.4 min 44.8 min 187 hrs/yr $5,790 1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Bellevue Commute Map

On average, it takes 18.8 minutes to get to work in Bellevue. That's 16% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 10.3% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Bellevue

  • Car: 87.9%
  • Worked at Home: 10.3%
  • Walked: 0.9%
  • Other: 0.6%
  • Motorcycle: 0.1%
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Public transit is unusually rare in Bellevue: 38.5 times less than the Nebraska average (0.0% vs 0.5%).

Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Bellevue: 32.7 times less than the Nebraska average (0.0% vs 0.1%).

Biking is unusually rare in Bellevue: 6.5 times less than the Nebraska average (0.1% vs 0.3%).

Commute Mode Trends in Bellevue, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Bellevue get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show commute mode data by year
Year Car Worked at Home Walked Other Motorcycle Bicycle Public Transportation Taxi
2009 95.5% 2.3% 1.0% 0.6% 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
2010 95.6% 2.2% 1.0% 0.5% 0.3% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0%
2011 95.7% 2.1% 0.9% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 0.0%
2012 96.0% 1.9% 0.8% 0.6% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4% 0.0%
2013 96.1% 2.1% 0.7% 0.6% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0%
2014 96.2% 2.2% 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0%
2015 96.1% 2.1% 0.7% 0.7% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
2016 95.7% 2.2% 0.8% 0.9% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
2017 95.1% 2.6% 1.1% 0.8% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%
2018 94.9% 2.9% 1.1% 0.5% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
2019 94.7% 3.0% 1.3% 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1%
2020 93.9% 3.8% 1.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2021 91.7% 6.0% 1.6% 0.4% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2022 90.3% 7.7% 1.3% 0.5% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 89.4% 8.8% 1.1% 0.5% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 87.9% 10.3% 0.9% 0.6% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2014 at 96.2%. Overall it fell from 95.5% in 2009 to 87.9% in 2024, down 7.6 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 10 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Bellevue: its share of workers rose from 2.3% in 2009 to 10.3% in 2024, up 8.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 7.3 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Commute Start Times in Bellevue

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Bellevue?

The bars show when commuters in Bellevue leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Nebraska for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM
5.3%
5:00-5:29 AM
2.2%
5:30-5:59 AM
4.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
9.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
11.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
15.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
15.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
9.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
3.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
3.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
2.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
1.8%
12:00-3:59 PM
8.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
7.1%

Bellevue Nebraska Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Bellevue is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 15.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.7% across Nebraska. Early starts are about as common as in Nebraska: 11.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.6% there. The morning rush looks much like Nebraska's: 51.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 53.1% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (23.2%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Bellevue, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Bellevue Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Bellevue next to Nebraska and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show typical departure times by year
Year Bellevue Nebraska United States
2009 7:30 AM 7:39 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:32 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:30 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:31 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:28 AM 7:38 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:28 AM 7:38 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:28 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:28 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:27 AM 7:36 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:27 AM 7:36 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:27 AM 7:36 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:29 AM 7:36 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:28 AM 7:36 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:29 AM 7:36 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:32 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:34 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Bellevue were on the road by 7:34 AM, 4 minutes later than in 2009 (7:30 AM). That goes against the trend across Nebraska, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Bellevue now leave 4 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Bellevue has moved 6 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Bellevue in the whole series.

How does Bellevue's commute time compare?

Metric Bellevue Nebraska US Average
Avg. Commute Time 18.8 min 17.0 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 10.3% 11.1% 15.0%
Walked 0.9% 2.3% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.5% 3.2%

The average commute time in Bellevue is 18.8 minutes, longer than the 17.0 minutes in Nebraska.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in Nebraska. 0.9% commute by walking, lower than the 2.3% in Nebraska.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Bellevue, NE Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How Bellevue, NE compares with the 1 cities closest to it.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Bellevue, NE 49,054 18.8 min #2/2 10.3% #1/2 7:34 AM #2/2
Council Bluffs, IA 56,893 16.8 min 8.5% 7:30 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Bellevue, Nebraska.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Bellevue, Nebraska?

Commuters here spend an estimated 157 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,852 at a typical national wage. That's 11% more than the typical Nebraska commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Bellevue, Nebraska?

Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Bellevue, Nebraska. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Do people use public transit in Bellevue, Nebraska?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.5% in Nebraska, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.