What is the average commute in Manistee County, Michigan?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 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 261012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manistee County, Michigan

Name: Commute estimates for Manistee County, Michigan
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.7 min one way; 10.8% worked from home, 77.0% drove alone, and 6.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±1.3 min MOE

Worked from home10.8%±1.9 pp MOE

Drove alone77.0%±1.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.0%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 Manistee County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute21.3 min → 21.7 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 10.8%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.1%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 77.0%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Manistee County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.0%; 0.1% used public transit and 10.8% worked from home.

Drive alone77.0% ±1.7 pp

Carpool8.4% ±1.4 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk1.8% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.8% ±0.7 pp

Work from home10.8% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 9,844 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Manistee County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 28th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

28^thMean commute percentile

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

76^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

34^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Manistee County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,844 workers age 16+, including 8,781 workers with reported travel time and 1,063 home workers.

Population estimate25,350± — MOE

Workers age 16+9,844± 311 MOE

Workers with travel time8,781± 268 MOE

Estimated home workers1,063± 187 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 Manistee 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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