ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Allegan County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home9.5%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone78.9%±1.4 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 commute24.0 min → 24.2 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 9.5%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 78.9%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.9% ±1.4 pp
Carpool8.1% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.5% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 57,296 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate121,456± — MOE
Workers age 16+57,296± 942 MOE
Workers with travel time51,860± 1,088 MOE
Estimated home workers5,436± 599 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.