ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16562602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nampa, Idaho

Mean one-way trip24.4 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone73.6%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute23.7 min → 24.4 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 12.5%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 73.6%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.6% ±1.3 pp
Carpool9.8% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 53,965 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 50% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

2thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate110,319± 105 MOE
Workers age 16+53,965± 1,303 MOE
Workers with travel time47,233± 1,467 MOE
Estimated home workers6,732± 716 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.