ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MI · GEOID 261572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tuscola County, Michigan

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.0%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.2%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 commute29.4 min → 29.6 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 5.0%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.9% → 82.8%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±1.5 pp
Carpool9.5% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.0% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 21,972 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 25k–100k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate52,980± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,972± 527 MOE
Workers with travel time20,873± 519 MOE
Estimated home workers1,099± 163 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.