See what the average commute is in Lander 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 Lander County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Lander County has a shorter commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Elko County, NV having the longest commute at 29.2 minutes.

Lander County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 22.4 minutes
--- 9.0% lower than state average
--- #8 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 17.3%
- Workers who drive to work: 84.7%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 22.3%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 10.5%
- Workers who work from home: 3.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 55.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 26.3%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Lander County, NV: 22.4 minutes
#2. Eureka County, NV: 23.6 minutes
#3. Pershing County, NV: 24.3 minutes
#4. Nye County, NV: 26.5 minutes
#5. Humboldt County, NV: 26.9 minutes
#6. Elko County, NV: 29.2 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