ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Boise County, Idaho

Mean one-way trip38.0 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home20.3%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone63.8%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.7%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute35.3 min → 38.0 min▲ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.6% → 20.3%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.8% → 63.8%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.8% ±4.9 pp
Carpool9.2% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk6.7% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home20.3% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 3,590 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% 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.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,273± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,590± 247 MOE
Workers with travel time2,863± 240 MOE
Estimated home workers727± 175 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.