ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NV · GEOID 320312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washoe County, Nevada

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone68.7%±0.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute22.4 min → 22.5 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 12.6%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.9%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.1% → 68.7%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.7% ±0.8 pp
Carpool12.0% ±0.6 pp
Public transit1.9% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.6% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 248,976 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate497,200± — MOE
Workers age 16+248,976± 2,667 MOE
Workers with travel time217,497± 2,651 MOE
Estimated home workers31,479± 1,574 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 nearby records

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