ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · ID · GEOID 16734502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shelley, Idaho

Mean one-way trip20.4 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.2%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute22.8 min → 20.4 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.3% → 9.1%▼ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 1.5%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.6% → 79.2%▲ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.2% ±4.1 pp
Carpool6.5% ±4.3 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.5 pp
Walk2.2% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home9.1% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 2,252 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

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

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,092± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+2,252± 242 MOE
Workers with travel time2,047± 234 MOE
Estimated home workers205± 131 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.