What is the average commute in Lyon County, Nevada?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Lyon County, Nevada work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · NV · GEOID 320192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lyon County, Nevada

Name: Commute estimates for Lyon County, Nevada
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.4 min one way; 8.2% worked from home, 76.6% drove alone, and 11.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±2.4 min MOE

Worked from home8.2%±1.3 pp MOE

Drove alone76.6%±2.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.2%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 Lyon County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.7 min → 29.4 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 8.2%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.0%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 76.6%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Lyon County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.6%; 1.0% used public transit and 8.2% worked from home.

Drive alone76.6% ±2.7 pp

Carpool11.0% ±1.7 pp

Public transit1.0% ±0.5 pp

Walk2.0% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp

Work from home8.2% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 26,794 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Lyon County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 83th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

83^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

50^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

92^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

81^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Lyon County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 26,794 workers age 16+, including 24,587 workers with reported travel time and 2,207 home workers.

Population estimate61,680± — MOE

Workers age 16+26,794± 943 MOE

Workers with travel time24,587± 975 MOE

Estimated home workers2,207± 360 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Nevada commute records for Lyon County

These 5 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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