See what the average commute is in Box Butte County, NE

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Box Butte County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Box Butte County has a shorter commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Morrill County, NE having the longest commute at 22.4 minutes.

Box Butte County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 9.9 minutes
--- 47.7% lower than state average
--- #1 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 1.7%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 13.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 5.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 13.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 1.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Box Butte County, NE: 9.9 minutes
#2. Scotts Bluff County, NE: 13.5 minutes
#3. Dawes County, NE: 13.8 minutes
#4. Sheridan County, NE: 15.3 minutes
#5. Sioux County, NE: 21.0 minutes
#6. Morrill County, NE: 22.4 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Nebraska
#1. Box Butte County: 9.9 minutes
#2. Brown County: 10.8 minutes
#3. Chase County: 12.0 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Nebraska
#1. Loup County: 31.3 minutes
#2. Cass County: 28.5 minutes
#3. Howard County: 27.4 minutes