ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32410002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Laughlin, Nevada

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±5.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.0%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone66.8%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 commute16.9 min → 21.0 min▲ 4.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 6.0%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit8.6% → 10.1%▲ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 66.8%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.8% ±4.1 pp
Carpool11.5% ±4.4 pp
Public transit10.1% ±4.3 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home6.0% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 2,672 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,789± 721 MOE
Workers age 16+2,672± 403 MOE
Workers with travel time2,512± 377 MOE
Estimated home workers160± 72 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.