ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16545502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Moscow, Idaho

Mean one-way trip14.3 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone62.7%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.8%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 commute15.7 min → 14.3 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 10.2%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.1%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.5% → 62.7%▲ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.7% ±3.4 pp
Carpool9.8% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk14.4% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.4 pp
Work from home10.2% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 13,103 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,286± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+13,103± 639 MOE
Workers with travel time11,760± 656 MOE
Estimated home workers1,343± 356 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.