ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32846002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Winchester, Nevada

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone63.8%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 → 26.0 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 7.0%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit6.7% → 6.2%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.2% → 63.8%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.8% ±5.3 pp
Carpool11.3% ±2.4 pp
Public transit6.2% ±1.6 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.0% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 17,038 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,081± 1,911 MOE
Workers age 16+17,038± 1,081 MOE
Workers with travel time15,846± 1,074 MOE
Estimated home workers1,192± 240 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.