ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32263002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gardnerville, Nevada

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±7.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute17.8 min → 22.3 min▲ 4.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 4.7%▼ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.2%▲ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.8% → 76.6%▲ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±6.6 pp
Carpool8.1% ±4.4 pp
Public transit1.2% ±2.4 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle3.6% ±4.7 pp
Work from home4.7% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 2,124 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,486± 670 MOE
Workers age 16+2,124± 414 MOE
Workers with travel time2,024± 399 MOE
Estimated home workers100± 63 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.