ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montcalm County, Michigan

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.7 min one way; 6.9% worked from home, 81.0% drove alone, and 12.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone81.0%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.0%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 Montcalm County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.3 min → 30.7 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 6.9%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 81.0%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Montcalm County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.0%; 0.0% used public transit and 6.9% worked from home.

Drive alone81.0% ±1.9 pp
Carpool9.3% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.9% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 28,998 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Montcalm County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 88th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

14thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Montcalm County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 28,998 workers age 16+, including 26,991 workers with reported travel time and 2,007 home workers.

Population estimate67,816± — MOE
Workers age 16+28,998± 777 MOE
Workers with travel time26,991± 821 MOE
Estimated home workers2,007± 280 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 Montcalm 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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