See what the average commute is in Esmeralda County, NV

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Esmeralda County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Esmeralda County has a shorter commute than all of its three neighboring counties, with Nye County, NV having the longest commute at 26.5 minutes.

Esmeralda County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 13.1 minutes
--- 46.8% lower than state average
--- #1 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.3%
- Workers who drive to work: 81.7%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 6.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 13.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 15.1%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Esmeralda County, NV: 13.1 minutes
#2. Mineral County, NV: 14.1 minutes
#3. Mono County, CA: 15.6 minutes
#4. Nye County, NV: 26.5 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Nevada
#1. Esmeralda County: 13.1 minutes
#2. Mineral County: 14.1 minutes
#3. White Pine County: 16.6 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Nevada
#1. Elko County: 29.2 minutes
#2. Lyon County: 28.6 minutes
#3. Storey County: 27.9 minutes