ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clearwater County, Idaho

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone75.5%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.3%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 commute26.1 min → 22.5 min▼ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 10.1%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 75.5%▲ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.5% ±4.0 pp
Carpool9.8% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home10.1% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 3,492 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% 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.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,012± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,492± 180 MOE
Workers with travel time3,140± 188 MOE
Estimated home workers352± 93 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.