ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NV · GEOID 320012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Churchill County, Nevada

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home6.1%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.8%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute21.5 min → 24.1 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 6.1%▲ 1.4 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.9% → 2.0%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 75.8%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±4.5 pp
Carpool9.7% ±2.0 pp
Public transit2.0% ±1.5 pp
Walk4.1% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±1.0 pp
Work from home6.1% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 11,438 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,805± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,438± 609 MOE
Workers with travel time10,740± 662 MOE
Estimated home workers698± 252 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.