ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Power County, Idaho

Mean one-way trip16.3 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home9.7%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone68.3%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.1%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 commute17.2 min → 16.3 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 9.7%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.2% → 68.3%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.3% ±5.8 pp
Carpool12.2% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk7.2% ±3.3 pp
Bicycle1.9% ±2.7 pp
Work from home9.7% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 3,539 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,133± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,539± 300 MOE
Workers with travel time3,195± 299 MOE
Estimated home workers344± 123 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.