ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cassia County, Idaho

Mean one-way trip17.9 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute16.0 min → 17.9 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 8.9%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 78.4%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±3.6 pp
Carpool9.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.9% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 11,330 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.

7thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,483± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,330± 475 MOE
Workers with travel time10,323± 538 MOE
Estimated home workers1,007± 234 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.