ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bonner County, Idaho

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.0%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone73.4%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute24.1 min → 24.2 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 12.0%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.6%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 73.4%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.4% ±2.4 pp
Carpool7.5% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle2.0% ±1.1 pp
Work from home12.0% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 20,534 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.

49thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate51,049± — MOE
Workers age 16+20,534± 718 MOE
Workers with travel time18,076± 715 MOE
Estimated home workers2,458± 368 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.