ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Elmore County, Idaho

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home4.5%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone82.7%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 commute21.6 min → 22.0 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.3% → 4.5%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 82.7%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.7% ±2.3 pp
Carpool7.2% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.5% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home4.5% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 13,616 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

35thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,321± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,616± 436 MOE
Workers with travel time13,001± 432 MOE
Estimated home workers615± 166 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.