ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16677802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rigby, Idaho

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home3.3%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone84.9%±6.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute20.1 min → 22.7 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 3.3%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.2%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.8% → 84.9%▲ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.9% ±6.9 pp
Carpool10.3% ±5.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.3% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home3.3% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 2,419 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,404± 17 MOE
Workers age 16+2,419± 243 MOE
Workers with travel time2,338± 258 MOE
Estimated home workers81± 65 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.