ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16435702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kimberly, Idaho

Mean one-way trip18.0 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±6.1 pp MOE
Drove alone72.4%±11.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.0%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 commute16.4 min → 18.0 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 13.2%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.0% → 72.4%▼ 12.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.4% ±11.0 pp
Carpool14.4% ±7.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home13.2% ±6.1 pp

Each share uses 2,261 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 under 25k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

0th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,111± 15 MOE
Workers age 16+2,261± 288 MOE
Workers with travel time1,962± 342 MOE
Estimated home workers299± 142 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.