ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16078402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Blackfoot, Idaho

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home4.5%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute22.4 min → 21.9 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 4.5%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 1.4%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 78.4%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±3.8 pp
Carpool11.5% ±4.7 pp
Public transit1.4% ±1.1 pp
Walk3.2% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.5% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 5,412 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.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,782± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+5,412± 406 MOE
Workers with travel time5,169± 393 MOE
Estimated home workers243± 104 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.