ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32175002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dayton, Nevada

Mean one-way trip30.8 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home11.7%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.9%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 commute31.1 min → 30.8 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 11.7%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.9% → 77.2%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.2% ±6.5 pp
Carpool10.7% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.7% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 7,123 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,781± 960 MOE
Workers age 16+7,123± 724 MOE
Workers with travel time6,292± 712 MOE
Estimated home workers831± 237 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.