ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ID · GEOID 160832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Twin Falls County, Idaho

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 17.8 min one way; 7.4% worked from home, 79.0% drove alone, and 3.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip17.8 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone79.0%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 Twin Falls County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute18.9 min → 17.8 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 7.4%▲ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 79.0%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Twin Falls County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.0%; 0.0% used public transit and 7.4% worked from home.

Drive alone79.0% ±1.8 pp
Carpool10.9% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.4% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 44,286 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Twin Falls County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 6th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

15thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Twin Falls County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 44,286 workers age 16+, including 41,023 workers with reported travel time and 3,263 home workers.

Population estimate93,734± — MOE
Workers age 16+44,286± 1,038 MOE
Workers with travel time41,023± 1,081 MOE
Estimated home workers3,263± 472 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Idaho commute records for Twin Falls County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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