ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ogemaw County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.4%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute27.0 min → 26.9 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 9.6%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.9% → 79.5%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±2.6 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.6% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 7,717 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,885± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,717± 298 MOE
Workers with travel time6,978± 311 MOE
Estimated home workers739± 147 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.