See what the average commute is in Sherman 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 Sherman County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Sherman County has a longer commute than three out of four neighboring counties, with Custer County, NE having the shortest commute at 16.7 minutes.

Sherman County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 24.5 minutes
--- 29.5% higher than state average
--- #6 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 7.6%
- Workers who drive to work: 88.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 6.6%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 13.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 42.4%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Custer County, NE: 16.7 minutes
#1. Valley County, NE: 16.7 minutes
#3. Greeley County, NE: 19.8 minutes
#4. Sherman County, NE: 24.5 minutes
#5. 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