ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32672002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Silver Springs, Nevada

Mean one-way trip33.7 min±8.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.4%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone68.6%±8.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute35.4 min → 33.7 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.6% → 4.4%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 2.7%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.8% → 68.6%▼ 17.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.6% ±8.4 pp
Carpool23.0% ±10.3 pp
Public transit2.7% ±3.4 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.2 pp
Work from home4.4% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 1,711 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,060± 551 MOE
Workers age 16+1,711± 299 MOE
Workers with travel time1,636± 303 MOE
Estimated home workers75± 63 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.