What is the average commute in Dayton CDP, Nevada?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Dayton CDP, Nevada work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · NV · GEOID 32175002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dayton, Nevada

Name: Commute estimates for Dayton CDP, Nevada
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.8 min one way; 11.7% worked from home, 77.2% drove alone, and 8.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Dayton CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.0 percentage points.

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 Dayton CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.2%; 0.0% used public transit and 11.7% worked from home.

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

How Dayton CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 80th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

80^thMean commute percentile

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

50^thWork-from-home percentile

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

37^thTransit percentile

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

64^th60+ 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 Dayton CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,123 workers age 16+, including 6,292 workers with reported travel time and 831 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Nevada commute records for Dayton CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

All Nevada reports →