ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Charlevoix County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip19.9 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.4%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone74.8%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute20.4 min → 19.9 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 12.4%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.3%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 74.8%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.8% ±1.9 pp
Carpool9.2% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.4% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 12,188 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,108± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,188± 298 MOE
Workers with travel time10,676± 309 MOE
Estimated home workers1,512± 208 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.