ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Otsego County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±2.6 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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute19.4 min → 20.2 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 10.2%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 75.8%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±2.6 pp
Carpool11.8% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home10.2% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 12,333 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,584± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,333± 387 MOE
Workers with travel time11,077± 420 MOE
Estimated home workers1,256± 259 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.