ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NV · GEOID 320052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Douglas County, Nevada

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone73.8%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 commute25.0 min → 26.2 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 12.7%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.5% → 73.8%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.8% ±2.0 pp
Carpool8.5% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home12.7% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 20,710 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate49,623± — MOE
Workers age 16+20,710± 771 MOE
Workers with travel time18,080± 785 MOE
Estimated home workers2,630± 357 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.