ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 260952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Luce County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip18.2 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone74.4%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.1%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 commute14.9 min → 18.2 min▲ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 7.6%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 74.4%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.4% ±5.5 pp
Carpool13.2% ±5.1 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.2% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home7.6% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 1,987 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,271± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,987± 128 MOE
Workers with travel time1,836± 123 MOE
Estimated home workers151± 61 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.