ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clare County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip29.9 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.5%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 commute29.4 min → 29.9 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 10.9%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.3%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.0% → 71.9%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±2.7 pp
Carpool12.2% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.9% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 10,547 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,218± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,547± 428 MOE
Workers with travel time9,393± 398 MOE
Estimated home workers1,154± 221 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.