ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26563202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Muskegon, Michigan

Mean one-way trip20.6 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home5.7%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute20.9 min → 20.6 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 5.7%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.5% → 78.0%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.0% ±2.8 pp
Carpool10.8% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.1% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.7% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 13,821 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

13thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,226± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+13,821± 770 MOE
Workers with travel time13,027± 783 MOE
Estimated home workers794± 200 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.