ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.0%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute23.0 min → 22.5 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 9.8%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 79.0%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.0% ±1.2 pp
Carpool7.8% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.8% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 68,901 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% 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.

26thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate160,060± — MOE
Workers age 16+68,901± 1,393 MOE
Workers with travel time62,131± 1,395 MOE
Estimated home workers6,770± 680 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.