ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16648102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Post Falls, Idaho

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone75.4%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute21.2 min → 24.1 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 12.7%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 75.4%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.4% ±4.3 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.9 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.7% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 20,178 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.

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,391± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+20,178± 1,038 MOE
Workers with travel time17,619± 1,126 MOE
Estimated home workers2,559± 476 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.