ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Berrien County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home11.2%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.4%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute20.7 min → 21.2 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 11.2%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 76.4%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.4% ±1.4 pp
Carpool8.3% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.2% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 68,444 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

28thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate153,288± — MOE
Workers age 16+68,444± 1,310 MOE
Workers with travel time60,765± 1,344 MOE
Estimated home workers7,679± 616 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.