ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jerome County, Idaho

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone80.6%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute19.2 min → 21.7 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 5.8%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 80.6%▲ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.6% ±2.9 pp
Carpool11.3% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.8% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 11,535 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

23thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,173± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,535± 400 MOE
Workers with travel time10,862± 474 MOE
Estimated home workers673± 231 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.