ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Adams County, Idaho

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 19.7 min one way; 14.8% worked from home, 71.3% drove alone, and 7.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip19.7 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home14.8%±6.1 pp MOE
Drove alone71.3%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in Adams County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -3.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute24.5 min → 19.7 min▼ 4.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.3% → 14.8%▼ 3.5 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.6% → 71.3%▲ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Adams County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.3%; 0.0% used public transit and 14.8% worked from home.

Drive alone71.3% ±5.5 pp
Carpool10.1% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk3.7% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home14.8% ±6.1 pp

Each share uses 1,725 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Adams County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 24th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Adams County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 1,725 workers age 16+, including 1,469 workers with reported travel time and 256 home workers.

Population estimate4,744± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,725± 146 MOE
Workers with travel time1,469± 162 MOE
Estimated home workers256± 108 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Idaho commute records for Adams County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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