ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16363702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hayden, Idaho

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home20.7%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.4%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute20.9 min → 21.5 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.1% → 20.7%▲ 7.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.6% → 68.4%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.4% ±6.3 pp
Carpool9.5% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home20.7% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 7,426 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,338± 57 MOE
Workers age 16+7,426± 462 MOE
Workers with travel time5,887± 578 MOE
Estimated home workers1,539± 388 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.