ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32478802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Moapa Valley, Nevada

Mean one-way trip38.4 min±9.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone81.4%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip35.6%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 commute35.5 min → 38.4 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 9.6%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 81.4%▲ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.4% ±4.4 pp
Carpool7.8% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.8 pp
Work from home9.6% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 2,350 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 100% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,684± 907 MOE
Workers age 16+2,350± 367 MOE
Workers with travel time2,125± 368 MOE
Estimated home workers225± 100 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.