See what the average commute is in Nye 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 Nye County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Nye County has a longer commute than all of its eight neighboring counties, with Esmeralda County, NV having the shortest commute at 13.1 minutes.
Nye County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 26.5 minutes
--- 7.7% higher than state average
--- #5 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 19.3%
- Workers who drive to work: 87.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.8%
- Workers who work from home: 5.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 29.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 15.4%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Esmeralda County, NV: 13.1 minutes
#2. Mineral County, NV: 14.1 minutes
#3. White Pine County, NV: 16.6 minutes
#4. Churchill County, NV: 20.2 minutes
#5. Lincoln County, NV: 21.4 minutes
#6. Lander County, NV: 22.4 minutes
#7. Eureka County, NV: 23.6 minutes
#8. Clark County, NV: 25.1 minutes
#9. 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
