ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32538002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pahrump, Nevada

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.9%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone73.4%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.5%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 commute30.4 min → 29.8 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 11.9%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.0% → 73.4%▼ 7.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.4% ±2.8 pp
Carpool9.5% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.9% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 14,906 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,347± 889 MOE
Workers age 16+14,906± 867 MOE
Workers with travel time13,132± 891 MOE
Estimated home workers1,774± 421 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.