What is the average commute in Ogemaw County, Michigan?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Ogemaw County, Michigan work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ogemaw County, Michigan

Name: Commute estimates for Ogemaw County, Michigan
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.9 min one way; 9.6% worked from home, 79.5% drove alone, and 12.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Ogemaw County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.2 percentage points.

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 Ogemaw County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.5%; 0.2% used public transit and 9.6% worked from home.

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

How Ogemaw County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 66th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

66^thMean commute percentile

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

72^thWork-from-home percentile

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

61^thTransit percentile

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

77^th60+ 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 Ogemaw County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,717 workers age 16+, including 6,978 workers with reported travel time and 739 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Michigan commute records for Ogemaw 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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