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Commuting in Pawnee 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 Pawnee County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Pawnee County spend about 27 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 114 hours, about 4.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 19% less time on the road than the Nebraska average of 17.0 minutes each way, a difference of 3.3 minutes.

Pawnee 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 Pawnee County would save about 46 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,415 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)
Pawnee County 13.7 min 27.4 min 114 hrs/yr $3,536 228
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.

Commute Time Map: Nebraska Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Nebraska
  1. Hooker County (7.4 min)
  2. Cherry County (8.0 min)
  3. Box Butte County (8.0 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Nebraska
  1. Cass County (28.0 min)
  2. Banner County (27.2 min)
  3. Saunders County (26.9 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Pawnee County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 13.7 minutes to get to work in Pawnee County. That's 39% 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 13.1% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Pawnee County

  • Car: 79.4%
  • Worked at Home: 13.1%
  • Walked: 6.2%
  • Other: 1.1%
  • Bicycle: 0.2%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Pawnee County, versus 0.1% in Nebraska.

Public transit is essentially absent in Pawnee County, versus 0.5% in Nebraska.

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Pawnee County, versus 0.1% in Nebraska.

Commute Mode Trends in Pawnee County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Pawnee 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 Bicycle Public Transportation Taxi Motorcycle
2009 80.6% 11.1% 7.2% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 78.9% 11.4% 7.8% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
2011 83.2% 9.3% 5.8% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0%
2012 75.8% 15.6% 6.6% 0.7% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0%
2013 81.6% 11.5% 5.6% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
2014 80.6% 10.7% 7.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
2015 80.1% 13.5% 5.9% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2016 81.8% 12.0% 5.6% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 83.8% 11.7% 4.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 83.9% 11.7% 3.9% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 85.8% 9.7% 3.8% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
2020 89.2% 5.6% 3.6% 1.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
2021 88.0% 5.9% 4.5% 0.9% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2022 81.5% 11.9% 5.3% 0.8% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2023 78.8% 12.7% 7.2% 0.8% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2024 79.4% 13.1% 6.2% 1.1% 0.2% 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 2020 at 89.2% and lowest in 2012 at 75.8%. Overall it fell from 80.6% in 2009 to 79.4% in 2024, down 1.2 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.

Working from home gained the most ground in Pawnee County: its share of workers rose from 11.1% in 2009 to 13.1% in 2024, up 2.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 3.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 7.2% to 6.2% of workers (down 1.0 percentage points).

Working from home peaked at 15.6% in 2012 and has since fallen back to 13.1%.

Commute Start Times in Pawnee County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Pawnee County?

The bars show when commuters in Pawnee 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
5.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
6.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
7.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
4.7%
6:30-6:59 AM
10.9%
7:00-7:29 AM
15.3%
7:30-7:59 AM
25.7%
8:00-8:29 AM
6.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
2.7%
9:00-9:59 AM
1.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
1.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
4.9%
4:00-11:59 PM
7.3%

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

The busiest time to head out in Pawnee County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 25.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.7% across Nebraska. Early starts are more common than in Nebraska: 19.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.6% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Nebraska: 58.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 53.1% there. About 1 in 7 commuters (15.3%) 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 Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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 Pawnee County Nebraska United States
2009 7:31 AM 7:39 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:34 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:34 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:33 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:27 AM 7:38 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:26 AM 7:38 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:22 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:24 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:21 AM 7:36 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:27 AM 7:36 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:32 AM 7:36 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:27 AM 7:36 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:34 AM 7:36 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:35 AM 7:36 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:37 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:30 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Pawnee County were on the road by 7:30 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Nebraska, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Pawnee County now leave 8 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).

How does Pawnee County's commute time compare?

Metric Pawnee County Nebraska US Average
Avg. Commute Time 13.7 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 13.1% 11.1% 15.0%
Walked 6.2% 2.3% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.5% 3.2%

The average commute time in Pawnee County is 13.7 minutes, shorter than the 17.0 minutes in Nebraska.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in Nebraska. 6.2% commute by walking, higher than the 2.3% in Nebraska.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Pawnee County, NE Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Pawnee County, NE is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 2,530 residents against a local median of 9,993. Where Pawnee County, NE breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 125% above the local median of 5.8% at 13.1%.

The counties themselves spread 3.9% on work from home, so Pawnee County, NE sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Pawnee County, NE has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Pawnee County, NE 2,530 13.7 min #3/6 13.1% #1/6 7:30 AM #4/6
Johnson County, NE 5,261 18.8 min 9.4% 7:26 AM
Nemaha County, KS 10,160 11.7 min 5.5% 7:33 AM
Marshall County, KS 9,993 11.8 min 5.8% 7:31 AM
Nemaha County, NE 7,046 15.0 min 7.5% 7:20 AM
Gage County, NE 21,629 15.3 min 5.5% 7:13 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Pawnee County, Nebraska.

Is commuting expensive in Pawnee County, Nebraska?

Commuters here spend an estimated 114 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,536 at a typical national wage. That's 19% less than the typical Nebraska commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Pawnee County, Nebraska?

Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Pawnee County, 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.

How common is public transit use in Pawnee 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.

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).