ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16465402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lewiston, Idaho

Mean one-way trip15.3 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone80.3%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute15.9 min → 15.3 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 9.8%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 80.3%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.3% ±2.4 pp
Carpool6.2% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.8% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 16,064 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.

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% 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.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,651± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+16,064± 669 MOE
Workers with travel time14,485± 657 MOE
Estimated home workers1,579± 347 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.