ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Antrim County, Michigan

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.2 min one way; 12.5% worked from home, 72.8% drove alone, and 7.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.8%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 Antrim County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.1 min → 25.2 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 12.5%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.9% → 72.8%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Antrim County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.8%; 0.1% used public transit and 12.5% worked from home.

Drive alone72.8% ±2.4 pp
Carpool9.3% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.0 pp
Walk3.2% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.5% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 10,548 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Antrim County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 56th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Antrim County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 10,548 workers age 16+, including 9,230 workers with reported travel time and 1,318 home workers.

Population estimate24,127± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,548± 278 MOE
Workers with travel time9,230± 321 MOE
Estimated home workers1,318± 195 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Michigan commute records for Antrim County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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