What is the average commute in Pahrump CDP, Nevada?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Pahrump CDP, Nevada work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · NV · GEOID 32538002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pahrump, Nevada

Name: Commute estimates for Pahrump CDP, Nevada
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.8 min one way; 11.9% worked from home, 73.4% drove alone, and 22.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Pahrump CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.1 percentage points.

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 Pahrump CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.4%; 0.1% used public transit and 11.9% worked from home.

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

How Pahrump CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 76th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

76^thMean commute percentile

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

41^thWork-from-home percentile

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

12^thTransit percentile

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

97^th60+ 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 Pahrump CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 14,906 workers age 16+, including 13,132 workers with reported travel time and 1,774 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Nevada commute records for Pahrump CDP

These 4 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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