ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manistee County, Michigan

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

28thMean commute percentile

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

76thWork-from-home percentile

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

25thTransit percentile

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

34th60+ 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 the shares

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.