ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32716002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sun Valley, Nevada

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home4.5%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone72.7%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute25.7 min → 25.9 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.3% → 4.5%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 1.0%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.4% → 72.7%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.7% ±3.5 pp
Carpool18.0% ±3.8 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home4.5% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 9,651 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,228± 1,585 MOE
Workers age 16+9,651± 768 MOE
Workers with travel time9,214± 773 MOE
Estimated home workers437± 160 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.