ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ontonagon County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip25.0 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.7%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone68.1%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 → 25.0 min▼ 4.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 11.7%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.5% → 68.1%▼ 13.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.1% ±4.6 pp
Carpool12.5% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk6.0% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home11.7% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 2,091 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,850± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,091± 86 MOE
Workers with travel time1,847± 90 MOE
Estimated home workers244± 62 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.