Average for workers who did not work from home.
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261212024 5-YEAR
COMMUTE PROFILE
Muskegon County, Michigan
According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.6 min one way; 7.2% worked from home, 80.9% drove alone, and 4.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.
Mean one-way trip21.6 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.9%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 Muskegon County's published commute estimate?
From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.9 percentage points.
These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.
Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.
Public transportation excluding taxi.
Car, truck, or van—drove alone.
02 / MODE SHARE
How Muskegon County residents usually get to work
Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.9%; 0.1% used public transit and 7.2% worked from home.
Each share uses 76,661 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.
03 / PEER CONTEXT
How Muskegon County compares with similar-size countys
This county's mean commute is at the 26th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.
Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.
Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.
The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.
The public-transit share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.
The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.
04 / ESTIMATE BASE
The counts behind Muskegon County's commute shares
The 2024 estimates cover 76,661 workers age 16+, including 71,121 workers with reported travel time and 5,540 home workers.
Population estimate175,961± — MOE
Workers age 16+76,661± 1,374 MOE
Workers with travel time71,121± 1,467 MOE
Estimated home workers5,540± 564 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
All Michigan reports →Comparable Michigan commute records for Muskegon County
These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.