ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montmorency County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone76.5%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute22.5 min → 26.3 min▲ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 10.1%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 76.5%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.5% ±3.5 pp
Carpool11.1% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home10.1% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 3,209 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,516± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,209± 186 MOE
Workers with travel time2,886± 198 MOE
Estimated home workers323± 75 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.