Commuting in Box Butte County, 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 Box Butte County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Box Butte County spend about 16 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 67 hours, about 2.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 53% less time on the road than the Nebraska average of 17.0 minutes each way, a difference of 9.0 minutes.
Box Butte County holds about 0.5% of Nebraska's population but accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Box Butte County would save about 27 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $827 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)
Box Butte County
8.0 min
16.0 min
67 hrs/yr
$2,068
242
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.
On average, it takes
8.0
minutes to get to work in
Box Butte County.
That's 64% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the top 3 fastest counties in Nebraska
The most common departure window is 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 6.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Box Butte County
Car:
92.2%
Worked at Home:
6.1%
Walked:
1.5%
Public Transportation:
0.1%unusually low
Other:
< 0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Box Butte County, versus 0.1% in Nebraska.
Public transit is unusually rare in Box Butte County: 4.0 times less than the Nebraska average (0.1% vs 0.5%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Box Butte County, versus 0.1% in Nebraska.
Biking is essentially absent in Box Butte County, versus 0.3% in Nebraska.
Commute Mode Trends in Box Butte County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Box Butte County 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
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Other
2009
90.2%
2.3%
4.7%
0.4%
0.1%
0.7%
0.9%
0.7%
2010
90.4%
2.3%
5.1%
0.5%
0.1%
0.7%
0.8%
0.1%
2011
92.1%
1.6%
3.7%
0.5%
0.0%
0.7%
1.3%
0.1%
2012
92.6%
2.7%
3.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
0.1%
2013
93.2%
3.2%
2.8%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
0.4%
0.0%
2014
91.2%
3.6%
3.8%
0.1%
0.3%
0.3%
0.6%
0.0%
2015
90.5%
4.2%
3.7%
0.1%
0.3%
0.4%
0.6%
0.1%
2016
91.4%
4.3%
2.3%
0.1%
0.3%
0.3%
0.6%
0.6%
2017
92.2%
3.7%
2.3%
0.1%
0.6%
0.2%
0.5%
0.6%
2018
91.5%
4.0%
2.4%
0.1%
0.5%
0.1%
0.7%
0.7%
2019
92.8%
4.4%
1.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
0.3%
0.8%
2020
92.5%
5.7%
0.7%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.7%
2021
90.8%
8.1%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
2022
89.2%
9.2%
1.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2023
91.1%
7.2%
1.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2024
92.2%
6.1%
1.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2013 at 93.2% and lowest in 2022 at 89.2%. Overall it rose from 90.2% in 2009 to 92.2% in 2024, up 2.0 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Box Butte County: its share of workers rose from 2.3% in 2009 to 6.1% in 2024, up 3.8 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 4.7% to 1.5% of workers (down 3.2 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2015 release and has stayed ahead since.
Working from home peaked at 9.2% in 2022 and has since fallen back to 6.1%.
Commute Start Times in Box Butte County
🦉Night OwlThe 3rd-latest start among Nebraska's 93 counties: half of commuters are still at home at 7:48 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Box Butte County?
The bars show when commuters in Box Butte County 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
12:00-4:59 AMBox Butte County2.7%Nebraska4.3%
2.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMBox Butte County1.9%Nebraska3.2%
1.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMBox Butte County4.3%Nebraska5.1%
4.3%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMBox Butte County5.0%Nebraska7.7%
5.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMBox Butte County16.6%Nebraska10.5%
16.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMBox Butte County10.3%Nebraska15.5%
10.3%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMBox Butte County15.2%Nebraska16.7%
15.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMBox Butte County13.1%Nebraska10.5%
13.1%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMBox Butte County4.8%Nebraska4.4%
4.8%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMBox Butte County3.4%Nebraska4.8%
3.4%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMBox Butte County2.0%Nebraska2.4%
2.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMBox Butte County0.4%Nebraska1.4%
0.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMBox Butte County7.6%Nebraska7.1%
7.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMBox Butte County12.8%Nebraska6.5%
12.8%
Box Butte CountyNebraskaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Box Butte County is 6:30-6:59 AM, when 16.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 10.5% across Nebraska. Early starts are less common than in Nebraska: 8.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.6% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Nebraska: 55.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 53.1% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (26.2%) 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 Box Butte County, 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 Box Butte County 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 Box Butte County 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
Box Butte County
Nebraska
United States
2009
7:43 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:40 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:39 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:35 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:34 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:38 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:48 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:49 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Box Butte County were on the road by 7:48 AM, 6 minutes later than in 2009 (7:43 AM). That goes against the trend across Nebraska, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Box Butte County now leave 10 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Box Butte County has moved 13 minutes later.
How does Box Butte County's commute time compare?
Metric
Box Butte County
Nebraska
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
8.0 min
17.0 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
06:30 AM – 06:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
6.1%
11.1%
15.0%
Walked
1.5%
2.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.1%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Box Butte County is 8.0 minutes, shorter than the 17.0 minutes in Nebraska.
0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in Nebraska. 1.5% commute by walking, lower than the 2.3% in Nebraska.
Box Butte County, NE Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Box Butte County, NE is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 10,714 residents against a local median of 5,014. The measure that sets Box Butte County, NE apart most is one-way commute: 8.0 min, 34% below the local median of 12.1 min. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 6.1% against a local median of 7.7%, 20% below it. The counties themselves spread 9.1 min on one-way commute, so Box Butte County, NE sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Box Butte County, NE has the lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Box Butte County, Nebraska.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Box Butte County, Nebraska?
Commuters here spend an estimated 67 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,068 at a typical national wage. That's 53% less than the typical Nebraska commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Box Butte County, Nebraska?
Traffic peaks between 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM in Box Butte County, Nebraska. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Box Butte County, Nebraska?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% of commuters use it versus 0.5% in Nebraska, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
How do commute times compare across counties in Nebraska?
Among counties in Nebraska, the shortest average commutes are in Hooker County (7.4 min), Cherry County (8.0 min), Box Butte County (8.0 min). The longest are in Cass County (28.0 min), Banner County (27.2 min), Saunders County (26.9 min).