ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Genesee County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home9.9%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone78.5%±0.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.7%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 commute26.6 min → 26.9 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 9.9%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.9%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 78.5%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.5% ±0.8 pp
Carpool9.1% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.9% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 171,153 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate403,305± — MOE
Workers age 16+171,153± 2,184 MOE
Workers with travel time154,243± 2,365 MOE
Estimated home workers16,910± 1,194 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.