What is the average commute in Houghton County, Michigan?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 15.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Houghton County, Michigan work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Houghton County, Michigan

Name: Commute estimates for Houghton County, Michigan
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 15.6 min one way; 11.0% worked from home, 63.7% drove alone, and 2.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip15.6 min±1.2 min MOE

Worked from home11.0%±2.3 pp MOE

Drove alone63.7%±2.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip2.5%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 Houghton County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute16.5 min → 15.6 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 11.0%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 2.4%▲ 2.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.9% → 63.7%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Houghton County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 63.7%; 2.4% used public transit and 11.0% worked from home.

Drive alone63.7% ±2.5 pp

Carpool10.1% ±1.5 pp

Public transit2.4% ±2.1 pp

Walk10.4% ±2.1 pp

Bicycle1.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home11.0% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 16,749 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Houghton County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 2th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

2^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

77^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

99^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

2^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Houghton County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 16,749 workers age 16+, including 14,900 workers with reported travel time and 1,849 home workers.

Population estimate37,693± — MOE

Workers age 16+16,749± 482 MOE

Workers with travel time14,900± 552 MOE

Estimated home workers1,849± 385 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 Houghton 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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