ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Emmet County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip19.9 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone74.7%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute19.8 min → 19.9 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 10.7%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 74.7%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.7% ±2.1 pp
Carpool8.9% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.8% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.7% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 16,502 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.

15thMean commute percentile

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

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,125± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,502± 385 MOE
Workers with travel time14,740± 426 MOE
Estimated home workers1,762± 253 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.