What is the average commute in Schoolcraft County, Michigan?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 18.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Schoolcraft County, Michigan work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 4.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Schoolcraft County, Michigan

Name: Commute estimates for Schoolcraft County, Michigan
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 18.2 min one way; 4.3% worked from home, 79.2% drove alone, and 6.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip18.2 min±1.9 min MOE

Worked from home4.3%±1.4 pp MOE

Drove alone79.2%±4.7 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 Schoolcraft County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute20.2 min → 18.2 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 4.3%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 79.2%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Schoolcraft County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.2%; 0.1% used public transit and 4.3% worked from home.

Drive alone79.2% ±4.7 pp

Carpool10.3% ±2.8 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk5.4% ±2.5 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp

Work from home4.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 3,212 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Schoolcraft County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 18th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

18^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

18^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

48^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

34^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Schoolcraft County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,212 workers age 16+, including 3,074 workers with reported travel time and 138 home workers.

Population estimate8,128± — MOE

Workers age 16+3,212± 156 MOE

Workers with travel time3,074± 172 MOE

Estimated home workers138± 45 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Michigan commute records for Schoolcraft County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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