ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oceana County, Michigan

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.7 min one way; 7.4% worked from home, 77.1% drove alone, and 6.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±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 Oceana County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute23.4 min → 23.7 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 7.4%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 77.1%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Oceana County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.1%; 0.1% used public transit and 7.4% worked from home.

Drive alone77.1% ±1.6 pp
Carpool12.0% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.4% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 11,264 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Oceana County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 43th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Oceana County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,264 workers age 16+, including 10,432 workers with reported travel time and 832 home workers.

Population estimate26,915± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,264± 313 MOE
Workers with travel time10,432± 301 MOE
Estimated home workers832± 129 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 Oceana 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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