ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crawford County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone74.3%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute24.5 min → 25.7 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 8.4%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.7%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.8% → 74.3%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.3% ±4.7 pp
Carpool11.8% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.4% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 5,031 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,369± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,031± 309 MOE
Workers with travel time4,606± 325 MOE
Estimated home workers425± 146 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.