ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clinton County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home16.3%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute24.2 min → 23.9 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 16.3%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.4%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 76.0%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±1.5 pp
Carpool5.3% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home16.3% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 39,229 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate79,626± — MOE
Workers age 16+39,229± 694 MOE
Workers with travel time32,834± 718 MOE
Estimated home workers6,395± 537 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.