ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32249002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fernley, Nevada

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute27.8 min → 27.9 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 6.5%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 1.5%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 78.4%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±4.0 pp
Carpool10.2% ±2.4 pp
Public transit1.5% ±0.9 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.5% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 11,565 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,225± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+11,565± 575 MOE
Workers with travel time10,809± 609 MOE
Estimated home workers756± 229 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.