ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Presque Isle County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.4%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone74.9%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 commute26.3 min → 26.7 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 10.4%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.5%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 74.9%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.9% ±3.2 pp
Carpool9.0% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.4% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 4,809 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.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,209± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,809± 186 MOE
Workers with travel time4,310± 211 MOE
Estimated home workers499± 111 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.