ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32546002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Paradise, Nevada

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.8%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone64.8%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute22.5 min → 23.2 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 11.8%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit5.8% → 5.7%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.4% → 64.8%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.8% ±1.5 pp
Carpool11.6% ±1.1 pp
Public transit5.7% ±0.7 pp
Walk3.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.8% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 87,742 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.

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate185,913± 4,513 MOE
Workers age 16+87,742± 2,712 MOE
Workers with travel time77,385± 2,455 MOE
Estimated home workers10,357± 1,012 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.