ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16640902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pocatello, Idaho

Mean one-way trip16.2 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute16.1 min → 16.2 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 11.1%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.9%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 75.3%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±2.3 pp
Carpool8.2% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 27,119 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate57,635± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+27,119± 723 MOE
Workers with travel time24,109± 759 MOE
Estimated home workers3,010± 391 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.