US Census Data

Shortest commutes in Michigan

Michigan counties and cities ranked by mean commute time.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Michigan by mean commute time — which have the shortest average commute to work, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Houghton County leads at 16.0 min.

Among cities & places, Grand Marais leads at 5.0 min.

Counties

#NameMean commute
1Houghton County16.0 min
2Luce County16.0 min
3Dickinson County17.0 min
4Alpena County18.0 min
5Chippewa County18.0 min
6Baraga County19.0 min
7Delta County19.0 min
8Isabella County19.0 min
9Marquette County19.0 min
10Schoolcraft County19.0 min
11Charlevoix County20.0 min
12Emmet County20.0 min
13Gogebic County20.0 min
14Iron County20.0 min
15Kalamazoo County20.0 min
16Keweenaw County20.0 min
17Mason County20.0 min
18Otsego County20.0 min
19Ottawa County20.0 min
20Berrien County21.0 min
21Calhoun County21.0 min
22Grand Traverse County21.0 min
23Huron County21.0 min
24Ingham County21.0 min
25Iosco County21.0 min
26Kent County21.0 min
27St. Joseph County21.0 min
28Manistee County22.0 min
29Menominee County22.0 min
30Muskegon County22.0 min
31Saginaw County22.0 min
32Bay County23.0 min
33Branch County23.0 min
34Eaton County23.0 min
35Jackson County23.0 min
36Mackinac County23.0 min
37Washtenaw County23.0 min
38Wexford County23.0 min
39Alger County24.0 min
40Allegan County24.0 min
41Cheboygan County24.0 min
42Clinton County24.0 min
43Leelanau County24.0 min
44Mecosta County24.0 min
45Midland County24.0 min
46Oceana County24.0 min
47Van Buren County24.0 min
48Antrim County25.0 min
49Benzie County25.0 min
50Cass County25.0 min
51Gratiot County25.0 min
52Hillsdale County25.0 min
53Missaukee County25.0 min
54Montmorency County25.0 min
55Roscommon County25.0 min
56Wayne County25.0 min
57Crawford County26.0 min
58Oakland County26.0 min
59Ontonagon County26.0 min
60Osceola County26.0 min
61Oscoda County26.0 min
62Presque Isle County26.0 min
63Arenac County27.0 min
64Genesee County27.0 min
65Ionia County27.0 min
66Lenawee County27.0 min
67Macomb County27.0 min
68Monroe County27.0 min
69Alcona County28.0 min
70Ogemaw County28.0 min
71Sanilac County28.0 min
72Shiawassee County28.0 min
73Barry County29.0 min
74Clare County29.0 min
75St. Clair County29.0 min
76Tuscola County29.0 min
77Gladwin County30.0 min
78Kalkaska County30.0 min
79Lake County30.0 min
80Montcalm County30.0 min
81Newaygo County30.0 min
82Livingston County31.0 min
83Lapeer County34.0 min

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NameMean commute
1Grand Marais5.0 min
2Eagle Harbor7.0 min
3Baraga10.0 min
4Beulah10.0 min
5Levering10.0 min
6St. James10.0 min
7Watersmeet10.0 min
8Elberta11.0 min
9Escanaba11.0 min
10Iron River11.0 min
11Oscoda11.0 min
12South Range11.0 min
13Trimountain11.0 min
14Trowbridge Park11.0 min
15Alpena12.0 min
16Cadillac12.0 min
17Hancock12.0 min
18Houghton12.0 min
19Oak Hill12.0 min
20Parkdale12.0 min
21East Tawas13.0 min
22Kingsford13.0 min
23Lincoln13.0 min
24Maple City13.0 min
25Marquette13.0 min
26Menominee13.0 min
27Pigeon13.0 min
28Cedar14.0 min
29Copper City14.0 min
30Harbor Springs14.0 min
31Painesdale14.0 min
32Prudenville14.0 min
33Sault Ste. Marie14.0 min
34Whitehall14.0 min
35Benton Heights15.0 min
36Big Rapids15.0 min
37Charlevoix15.0 min
38Evart15.0 min
39Harbor Beach15.0 min
40Hart15.0 min
41Harvey15.0 min
42Ironton15.0 min
43Ludington15.0 min
44Manistee15.0 min
45Mohawk15.0 min
46Mount Pleasant15.0 min
47Newberry15.0 min
48St. Joseph15.0 min
49Suttons Bay15.0 min
50Ahmeek16.0 min
51Atlantic Mine16.0 min
52Bessemer16.0 min
53Calumet16.0 min
54Cambria16.0 min
55Chassell16.0 min
56Coldwater16.0 min
57Gaylord16.0 min
58Hillman16.0 min
59Hillsdale16.0 min
60Iron Mountain16.0 min
61Laurium16.0 min
62Mackinac Island16.0 min
63Manistique16.0 min
64Norway16.0 min
65Petoskey16.0 min
66Shelby16.0 min
67Wellston16.0 min
68Zeeland16.0 min
69Bay Shore17.0 min
70Beechwood17.0 min
71Bellaire17.0 min
72Boyne City17.0 min
73Bridgman17.0 min
74East Grand Rapids17.0 min
75East Lansing17.0 min
76Ewen17.0 min
77Filer City17.0 min
78Holland17.0 min
79Jackson17.0 min
80Lake City17.0 min
81Lake Linden17.0 min
82Level Park-Oak Park17.0 min
83Negaunee17.0 min
84Oden17.0 min
85Paw Paw17.0 min
86Quinnesec17.0 min
87South Haven17.0 min
88Stevensville17.0 min
89Tawas City17.0 min
90Vanderbilt17.0 min
91White Pigeon17.0 min
92Alpha18.0 min
93Amasa18.0 min
94Arcadia18.0 min
95Au Sable18.0 min
96Benton Harbor18.0 min
97Chums Corner18.0 min
98Comstock Northwest18.0 min
99Crystal Falls18.0 min
100Deckerville18.0 min

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