ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ionia County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute26.8 min → 27.1 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 9.1%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 1.2%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 78.7%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.7% ±2.0 pp
Carpool8.5% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.1% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 30,563 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate66,574± — MOE
Workers age 16+30,563± 807 MOE
Workers with travel time27,779± 816 MOE
Estimated home workers2,784± 463 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.