ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hillsdale County, Michigan

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.0 min one way; 8.1% worked from home, 76.8% drove alone, and 7.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.8%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 Hillsdale County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.9 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute24.6 min → 24.0 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 8.1%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 76.8%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Hillsdale County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.8%; 0.2% used public transit and 8.1% worked from home.

Drive alone76.8% ±1.6 pp
Carpool9.0% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk4.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.1% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 19,811 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Hillsdale County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 47th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Hillsdale County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 19,811 workers age 16+, including 18,201 workers with reported travel time and 1,610 home workers.

Population estimate45,654± — MOE
Workers age 16+19,811± 424 MOE
Workers with travel time18,201± 443 MOE
Estimated home workers1,610± 228 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Michigan commute records for Hillsdale County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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