ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16019902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ammon, Idaho

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone74.7%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute23.2 min → 21.9 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 10.9%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 2.1%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.7% → 74.7%— 0.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.7% ±5.1 pp
Carpool7.8% ±2.3 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle1.4% ±1.6 pp
Work from home10.9% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 8,427 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,064± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+8,427± 527 MOE
Workers with travel time7,505± 597 MOE
Estimated home workers922± 257 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.