ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Custer County, Idaho

Mean one-way trip17.3 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home27.3%±14.2 pp MOE
Drove alone57.1%±14.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute14.7 min → 17.3 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home29.0% → 27.3%▼ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone51.6% → 57.1%▲ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.1% ±14.8 pp
Carpool12.3% ±7.5 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.9 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.3 pp
Work from home27.3% ±14.2 pp

Each share uses 1,859 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,470± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,859± 355 MOE
Workers with travel time1,351± 194 MOE
Estimated home workers508± 281 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.