ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Branch County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone78.6%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute21.4 min → 22.7 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 6.2%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 78.6%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.6% ±2.6 pp
Carpool11.1% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.2% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 19,199 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,300± — MOE
Workers age 16+19,199± 538 MOE
Workers with travel time18,008± 585 MOE
Estimated home workers1,191± 247 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.