ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Saginaw County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone77.7%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute21.7 min → 22.4 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 10.0%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.0% → 77.7%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.7% ±1.6 pp
Carpool8.7% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.0% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 80,478 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

34thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate188,665± — MOE
Workers age 16+80,478± 1,272 MOE
Workers with travel time72,451± 1,509 MOE
Estimated home workers8,027± 777 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.