ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NV · GEOID 320212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mineral County, Nevada

Mean one-way trip15.9 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home2.9%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±9.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute14.3 min → 15.9 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 2.9%▼ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 78.7%▲ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.7% ±9.7 pp
Carpool5.9% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk11.6% ±7.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home2.9% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 1,670 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,542± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,670± 252 MOE
Workers with travel time1,622± 246 MOE
Estimated home workers48± 47 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.