ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fremont County, Idaho

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.7%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone71.8%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 commute24.3 min → 24.1 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 11.7%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 71.8%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.8% ±4.3 pp
Carpool12.3% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.7% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 6,105 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,943± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,105± 312 MOE
Workers with travel time5,393± 323 MOE
Estimated home workers712± 167 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.