ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Barry County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.5%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone79.3%±0.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.5%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 commute28.4 min → 27.7 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 10.5%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 79.3%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.3% ±0.7 pp
Carpool7.0% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.5% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 28,585 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate63,409± — MOE
Workers age 16+28,585± 854 MOE
Workers with travel time25,594± 834 MOE
Estimated home workers2,991± 346 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.