ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NV · GEOID 320132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Humboldt County, Nevada

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.3%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone69.7%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.7%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 commute26.5 min → 28.4 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 6.3%▼ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit9.5% → 8.4%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.8% → 69.7%▲ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.7% ±4.7 pp
Carpool12.8% ±2.8 pp
Public transit8.4% ±2.4 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.3% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 7,791 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

39thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

100thTransit percentile

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

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,289± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,791± 400 MOE
Workers with travel time7,299± 431 MOE
Estimated home workers492± 194 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.