ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16397002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Idaho Falls, Idaho

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home9.5%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone74.2%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute17.2 min → 18.9 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 9.5%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 2.5%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 74.2%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.2% ±2.0 pp
Carpool11.1% ±1.8 pp
Public transit2.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.5% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 31,178 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate67,725± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+31,178± 968 MOE
Workers with travel time28,228± 960 MOE
Estimated home workers2,950± 438 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.