ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Roscommon County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home11.2%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone74.1%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute25.6 min → 24.3 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 11.2%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.9% → 74.1%▲ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.1% ±3.0 pp
Carpool12.4% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.2% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 8,210 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,737± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,210± 373 MOE
Workers with travel time7,292± 373 MOE
Estimated home workers918± 159 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.