See what the average commute is in Valley 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 Valley County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Valley County has a longer commute than two out of four neighboring counties, with Garfield County, NE having the shortest commute at 12.7 minutes.

Valley County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 16.7 minutes
--- 11.8% lower than state average
--- #37 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 7.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.7%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 4.6%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 10.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 16.9%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Garfield County, NE: 12.7 minutes
#2. Wheeler County, NE: 14.0 minutes
#3. Valley County, NE: 16.7 minutes
#4. Greeley County, NE: 19.8 minutes
#5. Sherman County, NE: 24.5 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