What is the average commute in Lewiston city, Idaho?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 15.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Lewiston city, Idaho work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · ID · GEOID 16465402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lewiston, Idaho

Name: Commute estimates for Lewiston city, Idaho
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 15.3 min one way; 9.8% worked from home, 80.3% drove alone, and 2.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Lewiston city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.1 percentage points.

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 Lewiston city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.3%; 0.2% used public transit and 9.8% worked from home.

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

How Lewiston city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 2th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

2^thMean commute percentile

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

28^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

20^thTransit percentile

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

6^th60+ 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 Lewiston city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 16,064 workers age 16+, including 14,485 workers with reported travel time and 1,579 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Idaho commute records for Lewiston city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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