ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newaygo County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip30.6 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.5%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 commute29.4 min → 30.6 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 8.2%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 77.2%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.2% ±2.2 pp
Carpool11.1% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.2% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 21,508 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.

88thMean commute percentile

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

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

35thTransit percentile

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

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate50,792± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,508± 491 MOE
Workers with travel time19,746± 557 MOE
Estimated home workers1,762± 273 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.