ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16413202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jerome, Idaho

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone80.4%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute18.9 min → 22.0 min▲ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 4.7%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 80.4%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.4% ±4.2 pp
Carpool13.5% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.7% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 5,974 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,930± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+5,974± 317 MOE
Workers with travel time5,691± 354 MOE
Estimated home workers283± 120 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.