ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26409602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Iron Mountain, Michigan

Mean one-way trip16.0 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±6.7 pp MOE
Drove alone69.6%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute12.5 min → 16.0 min▲ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 12.7%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.6%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 69.6%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.6% ±5.5 pp
Carpool10.4% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.8% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle1.7% ±2.2 pp
Work from home12.7% ±6.7 pp

Each share uses 3,602 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.

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,518± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+3,602± 349 MOE
Workers with travel time3,144± 339 MOE
Estimated home workers458± 244 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.