ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shoshone County, Idaho

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone75.5%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute20.3 min → 21.6 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 8.1%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.7%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 75.5%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.5% ±4.2 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.5 pp
Walk6.2% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.1% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 5,792 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,785± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,792± 265 MOE
Workers with travel time5,322± 293 MOE
Estimated home workers470± 154 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.