Reliable access to transportation can help increase employment rates, access to healthy foods, access to health care providers and facilities, and access to parks and recreation for a healthy lifestyle. The CHA identified the high cost of transportation, lack of access to transportation, and insufficient transportation funding as key areas to address.
CHIP Priority One Chronic Disease
 

Goal 1: Increase awareness of transportation options that facilitate access to basic needs and services

  • Objective 1.1: By December 2024, explore the expansion of Three Square's Golden Groceries program to include low-income populations of all ages.

  • Action Step: Confirm interest with service providers

  • Action Step: Identify new resources for expansion

  • Action Step: Pilot test service

  • Objective 1.2: By December 2024, promote awareness of existing programs such as Silver STAR and Silver Rider to eligible riders, and promote the expansion of on-demand transportation services for low-income communities lacking access to essential services.

  • Action Step: Confirm interest with service provider

  • Action Step: Identify new resources for expansion

  • Action step: Develop potential service routes

  • Action Step: Co-develop transportation service pilot

Goal 2: Increase availability of general transportation resources available to the community

  • Objective 2.1: By December 2023, help identify funding opportunities to consider new transit fare policies for improved affordability and access.

  • Action Step: Identify interested community partners

  • Action Step: Develop task force

  • Action Step: Co-develop and submit funding application

  • Action Step: Expand access to existing reduced transit fare programs

  • Objective 2.2: By December 2025, increase the number of available transportation resources available to the community.

  • Action Step: Review existing transportation survey data and identify gaps

  • Action Step: Rank needs by importance and changeability

  • Action Step: Present results to transportation partners

  • Action Step: Align initiatives with available funding

  • Action Step: Coordinate the provision of reduced fares to more individuals in need

What the data say:
  • For the 2016-2020 period, 8.0% of Clark County households do not have a vehicle
  • Clark County has 39 bus routes. 13 routes operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • A resident regular fare 24-hour pass costs $5
Compared to NV Counties, Clark has a value of 7.7% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 4.5% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 6.2%. Compared to NV Counties, Clark has a value of 7.7% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 4.5% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 6.2%.
Households without a Vehicle
(Compared to NV Counties)
Over time, the Clark value is decreasing, significantly. Over time, the Clark value is decreasing, significantly.
Households without a Vehicle
(Compared to Trend over Time)
25.1
Minutes
Mean Travel Time to Work
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (5.3%), the target has not been met. Compared to the HP 2030 Target (5.3%), the target has not been met.
Workers Commuting by Public Transportation
(Compared to Healthy People 2030 Target)

County: Clark

Source: American Community Survey 5-Year (2018-2022)
  • Download JPEG
  • Download PDF
  • Download CSV
  • Chart options:
  • Show Confidence Intervals

 


The Mean Travel Time to Work is less for residents of Clark County than the rest of the United States. However, the number of minutes is increasing.

Read the CHIP Report

Chronic Disease Indicators

Return to Priorities Overview