ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16255702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Emmett, Idaho

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.5%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.9%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 commute27.1 min → 28.0 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 8.1%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.5% → 76.5%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.5% ±5.3 pp
Carpool9.9% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±1.3 pp
Work from home8.1% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 3,787 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.

68thMean commute percentile

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

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,275± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+3,787± 305 MOE
Workers with travel time3,481± 299 MOE
Estimated home workers306± 144 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.