ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32065002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Boulder City, Nevada

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.2%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone74.6%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute24.3 min → 23.2 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 12.2%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 0.1%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 74.6%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.6% ±5.0 pp
Carpool7.9% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.1% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle1.7% ±1.1 pp
Work from home12.2% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 5,906 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,919± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+5,906± 493 MOE
Workers with travel time5,186± 503 MOE
Estimated home workers720± 235 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.