ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NV · GEOID 320152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lander County, Nevada

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home0.4%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone75.5%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.2%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 commute29.9 min → 24.2 min▼ 5.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.0% → 0.4%▼ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit15.6% → 8.5%▼ 7.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.2% → 75.5%▲ 14.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.5% ±6.1 pp
Carpool8.8% ±4.4 pp
Public transit8.5% ±4.6 pp
Walk5.9% ±4.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home0.4% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 2,478 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.

49thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

0thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 100% 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.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,770± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,478± 316 MOE
Workers with travel time2,467± 318 MOE
Estimated home workers11± 14 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.