ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Canyon County, Idaho

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home13.0%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone73.5%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute25.2 min → 25.3 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 13.0%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 73.5%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.5% ±1.1 pp
Carpool10.0% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.0% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 117,256 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

8thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate250,790± — MOE
Workers age 16+117,256± 1,779 MOE
Workers with travel time102,059± 1,999 MOE
Estimated home workers15,197± 1,300 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.