ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16122502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Caldwell, Idaho

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone73.7%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute24.6 min → 24.6 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 12.1%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 73.7%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.7% ±2.9 pp
Carpool11.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.1% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 30,455 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

7thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate66,516± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+30,455± 1,116 MOE
Workers with travel time26,778± 1,321 MOE
Estimated home workers3,677± 596 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.