ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kootenai County, Idaho

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone73.9%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute22.1 min → 22.8 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 15.1%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 73.9%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.9% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.9% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home15.1% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 83,799 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 100k–500k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

34thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate181,996± — MOE
Workers age 16+83,799± 1,580 MOE
Workers with travel time71,120± 1,659 MOE
Estimated home workers12,679± 993 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.