What is the average commute in Bingham County, Idaho?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 22.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Bingham County, Idaho work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bingham County, Idaho

Name: Commute estimates for Bingham County, Idaho
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.2 min one way; 6.5% worked from home, 78.5% drove alone, and 5.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±1.7 min MOE

Worked from home6.5%±1.1 pp MOE

Drove alone78.5%±2.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.0%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 Bingham County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute22.9 min → 22.2 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 6.5%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 1.4%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 78.5%▲ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Bingham County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.5%; 1.4% used public transit and 6.5% worked from home.

Drive alone78.5% ±2.4 pp

Carpool11.2% ±2.0 pp

Public transit1.4% ±0.5 pp

Walk1.7% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp

Work from home6.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 21,714 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Bingham County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 31th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

31^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

31^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

96^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

23^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Bingham County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 21,714 workers age 16+, including 20,307 workers with reported travel time and 1,407 home workers.

Population estimate49,664± — MOE

Workers age 16+21,714± 826 MOE

Workers with travel time20,307± 794 MOE

Estimated home workers1,407± 239 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 Bingham 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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