ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16442902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kuna, Idaho

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute29.7 min → 28.9 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 10.0%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.0% → 78.8%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±1.3 pp
Carpool9.9% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.0% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 13,831 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,158± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+13,831± 876 MOE
Workers with travel time12,453± 862 MOE
Estimated home workers1,378± 290 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.