ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32684002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sparks, Nevada

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone70.7%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute23.3 min → 24.0 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 11.1%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 2.0%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 70.7%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.7% ±2.3 pp
Carpool13.6% ±1.4 pp
Public transit2.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.1% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 56,984 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.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate110,024± 84 MOE
Workers age 16+56,984± 1,158 MOE
Workers with travel time50,682± 1,257 MOE
Estimated home workers6,302± 683 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.