ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32518002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Las Vegas, Nevada

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone74.0%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute27.4 min → 26.7 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 8.1%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 1.7%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 74.0%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.0% ±1.1 pp
Carpool12.4% ±1.0 pp
Public transit1.7% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.1% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 127,818 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate278,595± 74 MOE
Workers age 16+127,818± 2,275 MOE
Workers with travel time117,443± 2,237 MOE
Estimated home workers10,375± 755 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.