What is the average commute in Baraga County, Michigan?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 18.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Baraga County, Michigan work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Baraga County, Michigan

Name: Commute estimates for Baraga County, Michigan
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 18.4 min one way; 5.8% worked from home, 79.6% drove alone, and 6.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip18.4 min±2.3 min MOE

Worked from home5.8%±1.7 pp MOE

Drove alone79.6%±4.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.0%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 Baraga County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute19.2 min → 18.4 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 5.8%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 79.6%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Baraga County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.6%; 0.1% used public transit and 5.8% worked from home.

Drive alone79.6% ±4.5 pp

Carpool11.4% ±2.8 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp

Walk1.1% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home5.8% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 2,861 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Baraga County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 18th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

18^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

33^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

32^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Baraga County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,861 workers age 16+, including 2,696 workers with reported travel time and 165 home workers.

Population estimate8,191± — MOE

Workers age 16+2,861± 136 MOE

Workers with travel time2,696± 136 MOE

Estimated home workers165± 49 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 Baraga 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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