ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26408602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ionia, Michigan

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone67.8%±6.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute19.7 min → 22.2 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 5.9%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit4.6% → 5.9%▲ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 67.8%▼ 11.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.8% ±6.9 pp
Carpool14.3% ±6.0 pp
Public transit5.9% ±3.3 pp
Walk5.5% ±3.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.9% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 5,228 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,753± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+5,228± 519 MOE
Workers with travel time4,920± 494 MOE
Estimated home workers308± 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.