See what the average commute is in Franklin 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 Franklin County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Franklin County has a longer commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Smith County, KS having the shortest commute at 14.7 minutes.

Franklin County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 20.5 minutes
--- 8.3% higher than state average
--- #28 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 85.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 5.8%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 8.4%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 9.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 37.4%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Smith County, KS: 14.7 minutes
#2. Phelps County, NE: 15.3 minutes
#3. Harlan County, NE: 19.5 minutes
#4. Kearney County, NE: 19.6 minutes
#4. Webster County, NE: 19.6 minutes
#6. Franklin County, NE: 20.5 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