ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

St. Clair County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip28.5 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.9%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.9%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 commute28.9 min → 28.5 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 7.7%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.1%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 79.9%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.9% ±1.2 pp
Carpool8.8% ±0.9 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.7% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 74,143 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate160,221± — MOE
Workers age 16+74,143± 1,101 MOE
Workers with travel time68,415± 1,149 MOE
Estimated home workers5,728± 514 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.