ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monroe County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone81.5%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute26.4 min → 26.2 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 8.8%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.0% → 81.5%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.5% ±1.6 pp
Carpool7.0% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.8% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 70,475 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate155,505± — MOE
Workers age 16+70,475± 1,482 MOE
Workers with travel time64,241± 1,556 MOE
Estimated home workers6,234± 696 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.