ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NV · GEOID 32848002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Winnemucca, Nevada

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone67.2%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.1%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 commute24.2 min → 23.2 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 6.4%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit9.1% → 8.4%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.2% → 67.2%▲ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.2% ±6.5 pp
Carpool13.7% ±5.1 pp
Public transit8.4% ±3.2 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.4% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 3,620 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,361± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+3,620± 317 MOE
Workers with travel time3,390± 325 MOE
Estimated home workers230± 118 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.