ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oneida County, Idaho

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home15.5%±5.6 pp MOE
Drove alone73.4%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.1%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 commute25.9 min → 26.6 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 15.5%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 73.4%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.4% ±5.2 pp
Carpool9.9% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home15.5% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 2,230 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,768± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,230± 149 MOE
Workers with travel time1,884± 151 MOE
Estimated home workers346± 128 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.