Commuting in Clark County, Nevada: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Clark County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Clark County spend about 46 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 193 hours, about 8.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 3% more time on the road than the Nevada average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 0.7 minutes.
Clark County holds about 73.1% of Nevada's population but accounts for roughly 75.4% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Clark County would save about 77 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,389 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Clark County
23.1 min
46.2 min
193 hrs/yr
$5,974
2,767
Nevada
22.4 min
44.9 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,797
1,402
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
23.1
minutes to get to work in
Clark County.
That's 3% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the 3 slowest counties in Nevada
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 12.2% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Clark County
Car:
81.5%
Worked at Home:
12.2%
Public Transportation:
2.2%
Other:
2.0%
Walked:
1.3%
Taxi:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
0.3%
Bicycle:
0.2%
Commute Mode Trends in Clark County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Clark County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Public Transportation
Other
Walked
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
90.0%
2.8%
3.4%
1.0%
1.9%
0.0%
0.4%
0.4%
2010
89.7%
2.9%
3.6%
1.0%
1.8%
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
2011
89.7%
3.0%
3.6%
1.0%
1.8%
0.0%
0.4%
0.4%
2012
89.6%
3.0%
3.7%
1.1%
1.8%
0.0%
0.4%
0.4%
2013
89.6%
3.0%
3.7%
1.1%
1.8%
0.0%
0.5%
0.4%
2014
89.2%
3.0%
4.0%
1.2%
1.7%
0.0%
0.5%
0.4%
2015
89.0%
3.1%
4.0%
1.3%
1.8%
0.0%
0.5%
0.4%
2016
89.0%
3.3%
3.9%
1.3%
1.7%
0.0%
0.5%
0.4%
2017
88.8%
3.6%
3.7%
1.4%
1.6%
0.0%
0.4%
0.4%
2018
88.5%
3.8%
3.8%
1.6%
1.5%
0.1%
0.4%
0.3%
2019
88.6%
4.2%
3.4%
1.7%
1.5%
0.1%
0.3%
0.3%
2020
87.6%
5.6%
3.0%
1.7%
1.3%
0.2%
0.3%
0.2%
2021
85.9%
7.4%
2.7%
2.0%
1.3%
0.2%
0.3%
0.2%
2022
84.3%
9.2%
2.5%
2.0%
1.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
2023
83.0%
10.7%
2.4%
2.1%
1.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
2024
81.5%
12.2%
2.2%
2.0%
1.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 90.0% in 2009 to 81.5% in 2024, down 8.5 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Clark County: its share of workers rose from 2.8% in 2009 to 12.2% in 2024, up 9.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 8.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 3.4% to 2.2% of workers (down 1.2 percentage points).
Working from home overtook public transit to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2019 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Clark County
🦉Night OwlThe latest start among Nevada's 17 counties: half of commuters are still at home at 7:45 AM.
😴Sleeping InThe highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among Nevada's 17 counties: 32.0% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Clark County?
The bars show when commuters in Clark County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Nevada for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMClark County7.7%Nevada7.9%
7.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMClark County4.9%Nevada4.9%
4.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMClark County4.7%Nevada5.1%
4.7%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMClark County9.2%Nevada9.1%
9.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMClark County7.7%Nevada8.3%
7.7%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMClark County11.6%Nevada11.7%
11.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMClark County8.2%Nevada9.2%
8.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMClark County9.9%Nevada9.6%
9.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMClark County4.2%Nevada4.3%
4.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMClark County7.3%Nevada6.8%
7.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMClark County3.6%Nevada3.3%
3.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMClark County2.2%Nevada2.1%
2.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMClark County9.2%Nevada8.8%
9.2%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMClark County9.6%Nevada8.9%
9.6%
Clark CountyNevadaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Clark County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 11.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 11.7% across Nevada. Early starts are about as common as in Nevada: 17.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 17.9% there. The morning rush looks much like Nevada's: 37.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 38.8% there. About 1 in 3 commuters (32.0%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Clark County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Clark County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Clark County next to Nevada and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Clark County
Nevada
United States
2009
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:43 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:46 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:48 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:50 AM
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:51 AM
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:51 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:52 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:52 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:52 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:51 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:52 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:50 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:49 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:48 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:45 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Clark County were on the road by 7:45 AM, 6 minutes later than in 2009 (7:40 AM). The shift is sharper than across Nevada, where the typical start moved 3 minutes later. Commuters in Clark County now leave 8 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Clark County has moved 6 minutes earlier.
How does Clark County's commute time compare?
Metric
Clark County
Nevada
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
23.1 min
22.4 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
12.2%
11.9%
15.0%
Walked
1.3%
1.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
2.2%
2.2%
3.2%
The average commute time in Clark County is 23.1 minutes, longer than the 22.4 minutes in Nevada.
The share of commuters using public transit is about the same as Nevada. 1.3% commute by walking, lower than the 1.5% in Nevada.
Clark County, NV Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Clark County, NV is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 2,328,677 residents against a local median of 196,425. Clark County, NV's one-way commute, at 23.1 min, runs 40% above the 16.5 min typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 17.0 min on one-way commute, so Clark County, NV sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Clark County, NV has the 5th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Clark County, Nevada.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Clark County, Nevada?
Commuters here spend an estimated 193 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,974 at a typical national wage. That's 3% more than the typical Nevada commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Clark County, Nevada?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Clark County, Nevada. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Nevada?
Among counties in Nevada, the shortest average commutes are in Esmeralda County (7.5 min), Lincoln County (8.6 min), Mineral County (10.5 min). The longest are in Storey County (32.7 min), Lyon County (25.8 min), Clark County (23.1 min).