ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32709002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Summerlin South, Nevada

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home20.0%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone67.8%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute24.4 min → 23.4 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.3% → 20.0%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.5% → 67.8%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.8% ±4.2 pp
Carpool8.7% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home20.0% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 14,401 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

29thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,354± 1,847 MOE
Workers age 16+14,401± 1,049 MOE
Workers with travel time11,514± 1,000 MOE
Estimated home workers2,887± 437 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.