Commuting in Nemaha 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 Nemaha County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Nemaha County spend about 30 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 125 hours, about 5.2 full days, spent commuting. That is 12% less time on the road than the Nebraska average of 17.0 minutes each way, a difference of 2.0 minutes.
Nemaha County holds about 0.4% of Nebraska's population but accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Nemaha County would save about 50 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,552 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)
Nemaha County
15.0 min
30.0 min
125 hrs/yr
$3,880
259
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
15.0
minutes to get to work in
Nemaha County.
That's 33% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 7.5% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Nemaha County
Car:
89.7%
Worked at Home:
7.5%
Walked:
2.4%
Other:
0.2%
Public Transportation:
0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Nemaha County, versus 0.1% in Nebraska.
Public transit is unusually rare in Nemaha County: 3.2 times less than the Nebraska average (0.1% vs 0.5%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Nemaha County, versus 0.1% in Nebraska.
Biking is essentially absent in Nemaha County, versus 0.3% in Nebraska.
Commute Mode Trends in Nemaha County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Nemaha 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
88.7%
2.7%
8.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2010
86.9%
4.1%
8.4%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2011
86.1%
5.0%
8.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2012
85.6%
5.8%
8.0%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
85.2%
6.5%
7.7%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
86.6%
6.1%
6.4%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2015
87.8%
4.9%
6.5%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2016
87.4%
5.1%
7.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2017
88.6%
4.6%
6.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2018
90.1%
3.9%
5.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2019
87.8%
4.4%
7.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
89.6%
3.6%
6.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
89.5%
3.7%
6.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
90.2%
4.0%
5.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
90.3%
4.2%
5.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
89.7%
7.5%
2.4%
0.2%
0.1%
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 2023 at 90.3% and lowest in 2013 at 85.2%. Overall it rose from 88.7% in 2009 to 89.7% in 2024, up 1.0 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Nemaha County: its share of workers rose from 2.7% in 2009 to 7.5% in 2024, up 4.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 3.1 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 8.0% to 2.4% of workers (down 5.6 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2024 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Nemaha County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Nemaha County?
The bars show when commuters in Nemaha 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 AMNemaha County4.3%Nebraska4.3%
4.3%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMNemaha County5.8%Nebraska3.2%
5.8%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMNemaha County7.0%Nebraska5.1%
7.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMNemaha County10.0%Nebraska7.7%
10.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMNemaha County14.9%Nebraska10.5%
14.9%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMNemaha County12.0%Nebraska15.5%
12.0%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMNemaha County15.3%Nebraska16.7%
15.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMNemaha County5.8%Nebraska10.5%
5.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMNemaha County6.3%Nebraska4.4%
6.3%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMNemaha County1.2%Nebraska4.8%
1.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMNemaha County1.6%Nebraska2.4%
1.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMNemaha County1.1%Nebraska1.4%
1.1%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMNemaha County10.1%Nebraska7.1%
10.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMNemaha County4.8%Nebraska6.5%
4.8%
Nemaha CountyNebraskaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Nemaha County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 15.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.7% across Nebraska. Early starts are more common than in Nebraska: 17.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.6% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Nebraska: 47.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 53.1% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.7%) 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 Nemaha 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 Nemaha 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 Nemaha 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
Nemaha County
Nebraska
United States
2009
7:29 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:24 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:18 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:19 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:21 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:23 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:15 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:16 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:11 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:07 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:15 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:22 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:23 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Nemaha County were on the road by 7:20 AM, 8 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:29 AM). The shift is sharper than across Nebraska, where the typical start moved 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Nemaha County now leave 18 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 Nemaha County has moved 9 minutes later.
How does Nemaha County's commute time compare?
Metric
Nemaha County
Nebraska
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
15.0 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
06:30 AM – 06:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
7.5%
11.1%
15.0%
Walked
2.4%
2.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.1%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Nemaha County is 15.0 minutes, shorter than the 17.0 minutes in Nebraska.
0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in Nebraska. 2.4% commute by walking, higher than the 2.3% in Nebraska.
Nemaha County, NE Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Nemaha County, NE is typical in size for this group, 7,046 residents against a local median of 6,514, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Nemaha County, NE's work from home, at 7.5%, runs 17% above the 6.5% typical of the counties around it.
The counties themselves spread 4.2% on work from home, so Nemaha County, NE sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Nemaha County, NE has the 3rd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Nemaha County, Nebraska.
Is commuting expensive in Nemaha County, Nebraska?
Commuters here spend an estimated 125 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,880 at a typical national wage. That's 12% less than the typical Nebraska commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Nemaha County, Nebraska?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Nemaha County, Nebraska. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Nemaha 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.
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).