ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Owyhee County, Idaho

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.6%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone76.4%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.3%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 commute26.7 min → 27.7 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.3% → 8.6%▼ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.9% → 76.4%▲ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.4% ±5.3 pp
Carpool9.9% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.3% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home8.6% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 5,321 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,503± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,321± 269 MOE
Workers with travel time4,863± 332 MOE
Estimated home workers458± 138 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.