Commuting in Hooker 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 Hooker County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Hooker County spend about 15 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 62 hours, about 2.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 57% less time on the road than the Nebraska average of 17.0 minutes each way, a difference of 9.6 minutes.
Hooker County holds about 0.0% of Nebraska's population and accounts for roughly 0.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Hooker County would save about 25 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $763 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)
Hooker County
7.4 min
14.8 min
62 hrs/yr
$1,908
56
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
7.4
minutes to get to work in
Hooker County.
That's 67% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Fastest county in Nebraska
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 10.6% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Hooker County
Car:
81.2%
Worked at Home:
10.6%
Walked:
6.4%
Public Transportation:
1.5%unusually high
Other:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Hooker County, versus 0.1% in Nebraska.
Public transit is unusually common in Hooker County: 3.2 times more than the Nebraska average (1.5% vs 0.5%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Hooker County, versus 0.1% in Nebraska.
Biking is essentially absent in Hooker County, versus 0.3% in Nebraska.
Commute Mode Trends in Hooker County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Hooker 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
Other
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
75.8%
9.4%
14.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
71.9%
11.1%
17.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
71.6%
12.3%
15.3%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
69.3%
10.8%
17.6%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
2013
61.8%
13.7%
18.8%
4.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.4%
2014
74.5%
11.8%
6.7%
3.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3.3%
2015
73.5%
9.5%
9.8%
3.0%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
3.7%
2016
75.7%
8.5%
6.6%
2.3%
3.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3.9%
2017
70.6%
9.4%
13.0%
1.0%
3.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3.0%
2018
69.8%
11.9%
12.9%
0.0%
3.6%
0.0%
0.0%
1.8%
2019
61.0%
14.1%
20.6%
0.0%
4.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
69.0%
14.8%
12.9%
1.3%
1.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
66.1%
17.3%
14.6%
1.3%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
64.7%
16.0%
15.7%
2.9%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
70.9%
16.1%
10.0%
2.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
81.2%
10.6%
6.4%
1.5%
0.3%
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 2019 at 61.0%. Overall it rose from 75.8% in 2009 to 81.2% in 2024, up 5.4 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 2 releases.
Public transit gained the most ground in Hooker County: its share of workers rose from 0.0% in 2009 to 1.5% in 2024, up 1.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 1.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 14.8% to 6.4% of workers (down 8.4 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2020 release and has stayed ahead since.
Working from home peaked at 17.3% in 2021 and has since fallen back to 10.6%.
Commute Start Times in Hooker County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hooker County?
The bars show when commuters in Hooker 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 AMHooker County12.2%Nebraska4.3%
12.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMHooker County2.7%Nebraska3.2%
2.7%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMHooker County1.4%Nebraska5.1%
1.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMHooker County7.1%Nebraska7.7%
7.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMHooker County3.4%Nebraska10.5%
3.4%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMHooker County22.1%Nebraska15.5%
22.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMHooker County17.7%Nebraska16.7%
17.7%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMHooker County8.2%Nebraska10.5%
8.2%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMHooker County1.4%Nebraska4.4%
1.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMHooker County7.5%Nebraska4.8%
7.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMHooker County11.2%Nebraska2.4%
11.2%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMHooker County0.0%Nebraska1.4%
0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMHooker County0.0%Nebraska7.1%
0.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMHooker County5.1%Nebraska6.5%
5.1%
Hooker CountyNebraskaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Hooker County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 22.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.5% across Nebraska. Early starts are more common than in Nebraska: 16.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.6% there. The morning rush looks much like Nebraska's: 51.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 53.1% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (23.8%) 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 Hooker 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 Hooker 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 Hooker 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
Hooker County
Nebraska
United States
2009
7:34 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:24 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:13 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:10 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:09 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:08 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:30 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:48 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:53 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:40 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:28 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:14 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:07 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Hooker County were on the road by 7:32 AM, 2 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:34 AM). Nebraska followed the same path, with the typical start moving 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Hooker County now leave 6 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 Hooker County has moved 21 minutes earlier.
How does Hooker County's commute time compare?
Metric
Hooker County
Nebraska
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
7.4 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
10.6%
11.1%
15.0%
Walked
6.4%
2.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
1.5%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Hooker County is 7.4 minutes, shorter than the 17.0 minutes in Nebraska.
1.5% commute by public transit, higher than the 0.5% in Nebraska. 6.4% commute by walking, higher than the 2.3% in Nebraska.
Hooker County, NE Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Hooker County, NE is typical in size for this group, 647 residents against a local median of 564, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. The measure that sets Hooker County, NE apart most is one-way commute: 7.4 min, 27% below the local median of 10.1 min. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 5.0 min on one-way commute, so Hooker County, NE sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hooker County, NE has the lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Hooker County, Nebraska.
Is commuting expensive in Hooker County, Nebraska?
Commuters here spend an estimated 62 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $1,908 at a typical national wage. That's 57% less than the typical Nebraska commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Hooker County, Nebraska?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Hooker 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.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Hooker County, Nebraska?
Public transit usage is notably higher here than typical: about 1.5% of commuters use it versus 0.5% in Nebraska, making it a realistic option for many workers.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among 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).