See what the average commute is in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Lancaster County has a shorter commute than all of its seven neighboring counties, with Cass County, NE having the longest commute at 28.5 minutes.

Lancaster County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.4 minutes
--- 2.5% higher than state average
--- #40 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 89.0%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.0%
- Workers who work from home: 5.3%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 8.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 5.0%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Lancaster County, NE: 19.4 minutes
#2. Gage County, NE: 20.2 minutes
#3. Johnson County, NE: 20.4 minutes
#4. Seward County, NE: 20.7 minutes
#5. Saline County, NE: 21.7 minutes
#6. Otoe County, NE: 23.2 minutes
#7. Saunders County, NE: 25.1 minutes
#8. Cass County, NE: 28.5 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