ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Iosco County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone79.6%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute20.7 min → 21.0 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 7.2%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 79.6%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.6% ±2.7 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.7% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.2% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 9,472 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

39thWork-from-home percentile

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

42thTransit percentile

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

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,347± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,472± 292 MOE
Workers with travel time8,788± 330 MOE
Estimated home workers684± 118 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.