ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Midland County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.0%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.4%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute23.8 min → 23.7 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 12.0%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 77.4%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.4% ±1.5 pp
Carpool8.0% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.0% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 37,864 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate83,757± — MOE
Workers age 16+37,864± 798 MOE
Workers with travel time33,317± 838 MOE
Estimated home workers4,547± 457 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.