Counties in Michigan by mean travel time to work

Name: Counties in Michigan by mean travel time to work, 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Lapeer County had the highest mean travel time to work of 81 counties in 2023, at 34.3 minutes. Houghton County had the lowest, at 15.9 minutes. The median was 24.1 minutes and the figure for Michigan was 24.4 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest34.3Lapeer County

Lowest15.9Houghton County

Median24.181 counties

Michigan24.4History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 minutes	Change on 2022
1	Lapeer County Estimated	34.3	-0.3
2	Livingston County Estimated	31	0
3	Lake County Estimated	30.3	-1
4	Gladwin County Estimated	29.9	-0.1
4	Montcalm County Estimated	29.9	+0.1
6	Newaygo County Estimated	29.8	0
7	Kalkaska County Estimated	29.7	+0.7
8	Tuscola County Estimated	29.5	-0.1
9	Barry County Estimated	29	+0.9
10	Clare County Estimated	28.9	+1
11	St. Clair County Estimated	28.7	-0.4
12	Ogemaw County Estimated	28.5	+0.5
13	Alcona County Estimated	28.2	+1.7
13	Sanilac County Estimated	28.2	-0.2
15	Shiawassee County Estimated	27.9	+0.4
16	Arenac County Estimated	27.5	-1.2
17	Ionia County Estimated	27.4	0
18	Lenawee County Estimated	27.2	+0.4
19	Genesee County Estimated	26.9	+0.1
20	Macomb County Estimated	26.8	-0.4
21	Monroe County Estimated	26.6	0
22	Presque Isle County Estimated	26.5	+0.5
23	Ontonagon County Estimated	26.1	-0.8
24	Oakland County Estimated	26	-0.2
24	Oscoda County Estimated	26	+4.3
26	Crawford County Estimated	25.7	+0.5
27	Osceola County Estimated	25.6	+0.4
28	Montmorency County Estimated	25.4	+0.7
29	Cass County Estimated	25.1	+0.1
29	Missaukee County Estimated	25.1	+0.9
31	Wayne County Estimated	25	-0.2
32	Antrim County Estimated	24.8	+0.2
32	Benzie County Estimated	24.8	-0.8
34	Roscommon County Estimated	24.7	-0.7
35	Gratiot County Estimated	24.6	0
35	Hillsdale County Estimated	24.6	-0.1
37	Cheboygan County Estimated	24.5	+0.2
38	Midland County Estimated	24.4	-0.3
39	Van Buren County Estimated	24.3	+0.2
40	Clinton County Estimated	24.2	0
41	Alger County Estimated	24.1	-1
42	Allegan County Estimated	23.9	0
42	Mecosta County Estimated	23.9	+0.4
44	Oceana County Estimated	23.7	+0.3
45	Eaton County Estimated	23.5	+0.3
45	Leelanau County Estimated	23.5	-0.8
47	Bay County Estimated	23.4	+0.3
47	Washtenaw County Estimated	23.4	-0.2
49	Jackson County Estimated	22.9	+0.2
50	Branch County Estimated	22.7	+0.6
51	Mackinac County Estimated	22.6	+1.8
52	Wexford County Estimated	22.5	+0.1
53	Muskegon County Estimated	22.3	0
54	Saginaw County Estimated	22.1	+0.1
55	Menominee County Estimated	21.9	+1.2
56	Manistee County Estimated	21.5	+0.1
57	Grand Traverse County Estimated	21.2	+0.3
57	Iosco County Estimated	21.2	+0.2
59	Kent County Estimated	21.1	-0.3
60	Huron County Estimated	21	0
60	St. Joseph County Estimated	21	+0.1
62	Berrien County Estimated	20.9	-0.6
63	Ingham County Estimated	20.7	+0.3
64	Calhoun County Estimated	20.6	0
65	Charlevoix County Estimated	20.5	+0.4
66	Ottawa County Estimated	20.4	-0.3
67	Kalamazoo County Estimated	20.3	-0.1
67	Otsego County Estimated	20.3	+0.7
69	Iron County Estimated	20.1	-0.8
70	Emmet County Estimated	20	-0.2
70	Gogebic County Estimated	20	+0.4
72	Mason County Estimated	19.9	+0.5
73	Baraga County Estimated	19.5	+0.3
73	Isabella County Estimated	19.5	+0.9
75	Schoolcraft County Estimated	19	+0.1
76	Marquette County Estimated	18.6	+0.3
77	Chippewa County Estimated	18.5	+0.6
77	Delta County Estimated	18.5	-0.5
79	Alpena County Estimated	17.6	-0.1
80	Dickinson County Estimated	17.5	+1.4
81	Houghton County Estimated	15.9	+0.1

Other periods

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About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Lapeer County, with 34.3 minutes in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Houghton County, with 15.9 minutes in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 2 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.