Commuting in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Franklin County spend about 31 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 128 hours, about 5.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 10% less time on the road than the Nebraska average of 17.0 minutes each way, a difference of 1.6 minutes.
Franklin County holds about 0.1% of Nebraska's population and accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Franklin County would save about 51 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,589 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)
Franklin County
15.4 min
30.7 min
128 hrs/yr
$3,972
151
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
15.4
minutes to get to work in
Franklin County.
That's 31% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 4.3% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Franklin County
Car:
91.4%
Worked at Home:
4.3%
Walked:
2.2%
Other:
2.1%
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Franklin County, versus 0.1% in Nebraska.
Public transit is essentially absent in Franklin County, versus 0.5% in Nebraska.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Franklin County, versus 0.1% in Nebraska.
Biking is unusually rare in Franklin County: 4215906722.9 times less than the Nebraska average (0.0% vs 0.3%).
Commute Mode Trends in Franklin County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Franklin 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
Other
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
89.3%
3.8%
5.3%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2010
88.1%
4.3%
6.1%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2011
87.1%
5.8%
5.6%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2012
86.1%
5.8%
6.3%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
2013
87.5%
4.2%
6.4%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
2014
87.8%
5.5%
5.9%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2015
86.6%
6.1%
6.0%
0.4%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2016
88.5%
5.4%
4.8%
0.3%
0.5%
0.0%
0.2%
0.3%
2017
88.8%
5.4%
4.5%
0.6%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
2018
85.5%
8.5%
4.5%
0.6%
0.5%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
2019
88.0%
6.7%
3.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
2020
85.6%
8.4%
3.4%
2.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2021
85.3%
7.9%
4.0%
2.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
87.4%
7.2%
2.7%
2.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
90.9%
4.2%
2.7%
2.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
91.4%
4.3%
2.2%
2.1%
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 bottomed out in 2021 at 85.3%. Overall it rose from 89.3% in 2009 to 91.4% in 2024, up 2.1 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 3 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Franklin County: its share of workers rose from 3.8% in 2009 to 4.3% in 2024, up 0.5 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 5.3% to 2.2% of workers (down 3.1 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 8.5% in 2018 and has since fallen back to 4.3%.
Commute Start Times in Franklin County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Franklin County?
The bars show when commuters in Franklin 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 AMFranklin County4.0%Nebraska4.3%
4.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMFranklin County5.7%Nebraska3.2%
5.7%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMFranklin County3.7%Nebraska5.1%
3.7%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMFranklin County8.3%Nebraska7.7%
8.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMFranklin County6.4%Nebraska10.5%
6.4%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMFranklin County20.8%Nebraska15.5%
20.8%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMFranklin County13.8%Nebraska16.7%
13.8%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMFranklin County10.9%Nebraska10.5%
10.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMFranklin County6.7%Nebraska4.4%
6.7%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMFranklin County6.5%Nebraska4.8%
6.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMFranklin County2.2%Nebraska2.4%
2.2%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMFranklin County0.5%Nebraska1.4%
0.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMFranklin County6.0%Nebraska7.1%
6.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMFranklin County4.6%Nebraska6.5%
4.6%
Franklin CountyNebraskaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Franklin County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 20.8% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.5% across Nebraska. Early starts are about as common as in Nebraska: 13.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.6% there. The morning rush looks much like Nebraska's: 51.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 53.1% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (19.8%) 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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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
Franklin County
Nebraska
United States
2009
7:50 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:35 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:36 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:38 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:38 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:37 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:35 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Franklin County were on the road by 7:33 AM, 17 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:50 AM). The shift is sharper than across Nebraska, where the typical start moved 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Franklin County now leave 5 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 Franklin County has moved 5 minutes earlier.
How does Franklin County's commute time compare?
Metric
Franklin County
Nebraska
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
15.4 min
17.0 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 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
4.3%
11.1%
15.0%
Walked
2.2%
2.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Franklin County is 15.4 minutes, shorter than the 17.0 minutes in Nebraska.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in Nebraska. 2.2% commute by walking, lower than the 2.3% in Nebraska.
Franklin County, NE Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Franklin County, NE is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 2,846 residents against a local median of 3,552. Where Franklin County, NE breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 46% below the local median of 7.9% at 4.3%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 15.4 min against a local median of 12.7 min, 21% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 21% above the local median it puts Franklin County, NE at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 4.5% on work from home, so Franklin County, NE sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Franklin County, NE has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Franklin County, Nebraska.
Is living in Franklin County, Nebraska good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 128 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,972 at a typical national wage. That's 10% less than the typical Nebraska commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Franklin County, Nebraska?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Franklin 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.
Do people use public transit in Franklin County, 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.
Which counties in Nebraska have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).