See what the average commute is in Merrick 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 Merrick County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Merrick County has a shorter commute than three out of five neighboring counties, with Howard County, NE having the longest commute at 27.4 minutes.

Merrick County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.1 minutes
--- 0.9% higher than state average
--- #42 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 2.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 5.2%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 4.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 16.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 44.6%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Platte County, NE: 13.6 minutes
#2. Hamilton County, NE: 18.9 minutes
#3. Merrick County, NE: 19.1 minutes
#4. Polk County, NE: 21.2 minutes
#5. Nance County, NE: 22.1 minutes
#6. Howard County, NE: 27.4 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