ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32097002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carson, Nevada

Mean one-way trip20.5 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.6%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute20.8 min → 20.5 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 9.8%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 70.6%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.6% ±2.2 pp
Carpool14.6% ±2.6 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.8% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 26,299 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate58,384± — MOE
Workers age 16+26,299± 674 MOE
Workers with travel time23,715± 691 MOE
Estimated home workers2,584± 419 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.