ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dickinson County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip17.0 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home9.0%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute16.3 min → 17.0 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 9.0%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 77.3%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±2.9 pp
Carpool8.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.7 pp
Work from home9.0% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 11,740 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,954± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,740± 417 MOE
Workers with travel time10,679± 511 MOE
Estimated home workers1,061± 293 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.