Counties with the most super commuters in Nebraska

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August 19, 2022
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Counties with the most super commuters in Nebraska

There are more than 283 million vehicles on the road in the United States, and many of those cars, trucks, vans, and motorcycles are used to ferry people to and from their homes and jobs during their daily commutes. A small but growing number of people are walking and biking to work, particularly in compact college towns. Many more take public transportation, especially in major cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Boston, and Seattle—but nationwide, public transit accounts for only about 5% of daily commutes.

The overwhelming majority of people still drive to and from work every day, and the vast majority of those car commuters drive alone—fewer than 10% of Americans carpool. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average one-way commute in the United States has grown to a record 26.9 minutes. That's just shy of an hour a day that average Americans squander behind the wheel, not at home with their families, and instead, burning gas and putting miles on their cars.

For some Americans, however, the commute to work is far from average. A phenomenon known as super commuting has emerged and grown in recent years. Super commuters spend 90 minutes or more—each way—chasing their paychecks every day. The biggest percentage of super commuters work in the extraction industry, with workers pursuing lucrative jobs in remote mines, oil fields, and other energy operations. Many more, however, have been priced out of expensive housing in urban metro areas where high-paying jobs are located, far away from their less-expensive county of residence.

Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most super commuters in Nebraska using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percent of workers with a commute over 90 minutes, based on 2020 5-year estimates. Keep reading to see where in your state people are spending the most time going to and from work every day.

#50. Frontier County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.2%
--- 60+ minute commute: 3.8%
- Average commute time: 19.6 minutes
--- 0.7 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 10.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 32.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (73.9%), carpooled (7.0%), walked to work (8.5%), public transportation (0.3%), worked from home (9.8%)

#49. Richardson County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.2%
--- 60+ minute commute: 2.7%
- Average commute time: 15.8 minutes
--- 3.1 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 19.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 12.6%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.8%), carpooled (9.6%), walked to work (4.6%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (4.0%)

#48. Boone County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.3%
--- 60+ minute commute: 3.7%
- Average commute time: 17.1 minutes
--- 1.8 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 18.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 16.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.9%), carpooled (6.5%), walked to work (3.8%), public transportation (0.8%), worked from home (10.0%)

#47. Cedar County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.3%
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.0%
- Average commute time: 18.8 minutes
--- 0.1 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 16.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 19.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.9%), carpooled (6.2%), walked to work (4.3%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (9.6%)

#46. Merrick County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.3%
--- 60+ minute commute: 2.2%
- Average commute time: 19.1 minutes
--- 0.2 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 16.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 44.6%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (86.3%), carpooled (5.2%), walked to work (2.7%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (4.9%)

#45. Red Willow County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.3%
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.4%
- Average commute time: 13.9 minutes
--- 5.0 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 12.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 9.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (89.6%), carpooled (3.8%), walked to work (3.0%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (3.2%)

#44. Custer County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.3%
--- 60+ minute commute: 2.9%
- Average commute time: 16.7 minutes
--- 2.2 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 10.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 11.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (76.1%), carpooled (10.0%), walked to work (3.9%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (8.2%)

#43. Clay County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.3%
--- 60+ minute commute: 3.5%
- Average commute time: 20 minutes
--- 1.1 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 13.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 43.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.2%), carpooled (9.0%), walked to work (2.2%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (8.0%)

#42. Deuel County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.4%
--- 60+ minute commute: 3.7%
- Average commute time: 17.8 minutes
--- 1.1 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 16.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 28.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.1%), carpooled (5.2%), walked to work (4.9%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (4.9%)

#41. Dodge County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.4%
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.0%
- Average commute time: 19.5 minutes
--- 0.6 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 16.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 26.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (82.1%), carpooled (11.5%), walked to work (1.7%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (2.8%)

#40. Cuming County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.4%
--- 60+ minute commute: 2.8%
- Average commute time: 16.2 minutes
--- 2.7 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 19.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 30.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (84.4%), carpooled (7.1%), walked to work (3.9%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (4.4%)

#39. Dakota County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.5%
--- 60+ minute commute: 2.2%
- Average commute time: 15 minutes
--- 3.9 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 17.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 3.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (74.6%), carpooled (16.1%), walked to work (2.8%), public transportation (0.4%), worked from home (6.0%)

#38. Butler County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.5%
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.6%
- Average commute time: 23.6 minutes
--- 4.7 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 21.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 44.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (80.4%), carpooled (6.3%), walked to work (5.2%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (7.1%)

#37. Buffalo County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.6%
--- 60+ minute commute: 3.4%
- Average commute time: 16.1 minutes
--- 2.8 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 9.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 10.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (83.2%), carpooled (9.0%), walked to work (2.2%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (4.2%)

#36. Arthur County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.6%
--- 60+ minute commute: 10.5%
- Average commute time: 20.7 minutes
--- 1.8 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 8.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 15.2%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (65.0%), carpooled (18.0%), walked to work (4.6%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (12.4%)

#35. Kearney County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.6%
--- 60+ minute commute: 3.6%
- Average commute time: 19.6 minutes
--- 0.7 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 8.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 50.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.8%), carpooled (9.5%), walked to work (4.5%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (5.5%)

#34. Webster County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.6%
--- 60+ minute commute: 3.9%
- Average commute time: 19.6 minutes
--- 0.7 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 12.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 36.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.3%), carpooled (10.2%), walked to work (5.5%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (5.0%)

#33. Hall County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.6%
--- 60+ minute commute: 2.8%
- Average commute time: 17.3 minutes
--- 1.6 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 19.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 10.2%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (83.5%), carpooled (11.7%), walked to work (1.0%), public transportation (0.3%), worked from home (2.3%)

#32. Stanton County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.7%
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.1%
- Average commute time: 20.7 minutes
--- 1.8 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 19.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 67.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (83.4%), carpooled (6.6%), walked to work (1.0%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (8.8%)

#31. Gage County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.8%
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.8%
- Average commute time: 20.2 minutes
--- 1.3 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 15.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 23.3%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (82.0%), carpooled (7.9%), walked to work (3.9%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (5.3%)

#30. Brown County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.9%
--- 60+ minute commute: 2.1%
- Average commute time: 10.8 minutes
--- 8.1 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 13.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 7.3%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (70.9%), carpooled (10.8%), walked to work (7.3%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (9.7%)

#29. Kimball County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.9%
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.9%
- Average commute time: 15.9 minutes
--- 3.0 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 19.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 7.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.8%), carpooled (8.0%), walked to work (5.0%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (6.9%)

#28. Franklin County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.0%
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.4%
- Average commute time: 20.5 minutes
--- 1.6 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 9.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 37.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.8%), carpooled (5.8%), walked to work (3.4%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (8.4%)

#27. Cass County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.0%
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.0%
- Average commute time: 28.5 minutes
--- 9.6 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 13.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 64.2%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (84.5%), carpooled (7.3%), walked to work (0.8%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (6.7%)

#26. Dawson County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.0%
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.8%
- Average commute time: 16.7 minutes
--- 2.2 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 20.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 15.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.0%), carpooled (16.7%), walked to work (2.4%), public transportation (0.5%), worked from home (2.7%)

#25. Polk County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.2%
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.0%
- Average commute time: 21.2 minutes
--- 2.3 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 18.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 50.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.0%), carpooled (9.2%), walked to work (4.4%), public transportation (0.4%), worked from home (8.3%)

#24. Wayne County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.3%
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.5%
- Average commute time: 16.8 minutes
--- 2.1 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 14.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 29.9%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.6%), carpooled (5.0%), walked to work (3.7%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (11.6%)

#23. Adams County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.3%
--- 60+ minute commute: 3.5%
- Average commute time: 16.4 minutes
--- 2.5 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 13.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 15.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (83.0%), carpooled (9.4%), walked to work (1.9%), public transportation (0.3%), worked from home (4.0%)

#22. Jefferson County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.3%
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.1%
- Average commute time: 17.3 minutes
--- 1.6 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 20.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 16.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.6%), carpooled (12.1%), walked to work (2.4%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (6.0%)

#21. Saline County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.4%
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.9%
- Average commute time: 21.7 minutes
--- 2.8 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 15.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 30.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.4%), carpooled (10.5%), walked to work (4.7%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (4.7%)

#20. Burt County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.5%
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.9%
- Average commute time: 24 minutes
--- 5.1 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 20.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 39.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.1%), carpooled (8.4%), walked to work (2.6%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (6.8%)

#19. Nuckolls County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.5%
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.8%
- Average commute time: 16.1 minutes
--- 2.8 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 13.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 16.9%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (74.9%), carpooled (9.4%), walked to work (3.8%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (11.3%)

#18. Greeley County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.6%
--- 60+ minute commute: 10.3%
- Average commute time: 19.8 minutes
--- 0.9 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 6.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 29.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (71.2%), carpooled (5.8%), walked to work (5.8%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (16.4%)

#17. Thurston County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.7%
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.2%
- Average commute time: 19.6 minutes
--- 0.7 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 9.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 16.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (76.1%), carpooled (11.5%), walked to work (4.3%), public transportation (2.5%), worked from home (4.9%)

#16. Sherman County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.7%
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.6%
- Average commute time: 24.5 minutes
--- 5.6 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 13.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 42.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (80.4%), carpooled (8.0%), walked to work (3.4%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (6.6%)

#15. Morrill County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.8%
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.2%
- Average commute time: 22.4 minutes
--- 3.5 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 14.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 29.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (72.7%), carpooled (11.5%), walked to work (2.2%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (12.5%)

#14. Pierce County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.8%
--- 60+ minute commute: 3.4%
- Average commute time: 20.6 minutes
--- 1.7 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 14.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 44.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.7%), carpooled (8.6%), walked to work (4.1%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (8.5%)

#13. Garfield County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.9%
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.5%
- Average commute time: 12.7 minutes
--- 6.2 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 7.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 17.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (73.6%), carpooled (6.0%), walked to work (11.3%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (8.8%)

#12. Sioux County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 3.0%
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.2%
- Average commute time: 21 minutes
--- 2.1 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 5.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 30.6%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (61.1%), carpooled (11.6%), walked to work (6.4%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (20.2%)

#11. Nemaha County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 3.1%
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.7%
- Average commute time: 17.9 minutes
--- 1.0 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 21.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 29.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (83.4%), carpooled (6.2%), walked to work (6.8%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (3.6%)

#10. Nance County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 3.2%
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.2%
- Average commute time: 22.1 minutes
--- 3.2 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 14.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 34.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (80.6%), carpooled (8.3%), walked to work (3.2%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (7.1%)

#9. Hitchcock County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 3.3%
--- 60+ minute commute: 10.3%
- Average commute time: 23.1 minutes
--- 4.2 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 13.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 42.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.2%), carpooled (11.2%), walked to work (2.3%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (8.5%)

#8. Howard County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 3.5%
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.2%
- Average commute time: 27.4 minutes
--- 8.5 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 19.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 51.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (80.6%), carpooled (9.0%), walked to work (3.2%), public transportation (0.7%), worked from home (6.1%)

#7. Valley County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 3.6%
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.1%
- Average commute time: 16.7 minutes
--- 2.2 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 10.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 16.9%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (85.7%), carpooled (6.7%), walked to work (2.4%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (4.6%)

#6. Harlan County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 3.8%
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.8%
- Average commute time: 19.5 minutes
--- 0.6 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 7.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 30.3%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.7%), carpooled (15.0%), walked to work (2.0%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (4.7%)

#5. Boyd County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 4.3%
--- 60+ minute commute: 11.6%
- Average commute time: 22.8 minutes
--- 3.9 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 13.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 18.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (71.2%), carpooled (4.6%), walked to work (9.2%), public transportation (0.3%), worked from home (14.0%)

#4. Grant County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 4.5%
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.6%
- Average commute time: 20.9 minutes
--- 2.0 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 11.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 14.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (61.8%), carpooled (4.7%), walked to work (8.5%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (21.5%)

#3. Pawnee County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 5.8%
--- 60+ minute commute: 9.2%
- Average commute time: 23.6 minutes
--- 4.7 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 16.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 27.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (69.5%), carpooled (19.8%), walked to work (3.6%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (5.6%)

#2. Logan County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 5.8%
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.6%
- Average commute time: 22.8 minutes
--- 3.9 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 6.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 31.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (70.6%), carpooled (9.7%), walked to work (8.8%), public transportation (0.5%), worked from home (10.0%)

#1. Loup County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 8.3%
--- 60+ minute commute: 16.6%
- Average commute time: 31.3 minutes
--- 12.4 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 10.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 39.6%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (64.9%), carpooled (5.9%), walked to work (3.7%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (25.6%)

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