Commuting in Oceana County, Michigan: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Oceana County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Oceana County spend about 37 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 155 hours, about 6.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 13% less time on the road than the Michigan average of 21.3 minutes each way, a difference of 2.7 minutes.
Oceana County holds about 0.3% of Michigan's population but accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Oceana County would save about 62 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,920 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Oceana County
18.6 min
37.2 min
155 hrs/yr
$4,799
1,059
Michigan
21.3 min
42.6 min
178 hrs/yr
$5,509
1,585
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
18.6
minutes to get to work in
Oceana County.
That's 17% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 7.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Oceana County
Car:
89.1%
Worked at Home:
7.4%
Walked:
2.1%
Other:
0.9%
Bicycle:
0.2%
Public Transportation:
0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Public transit is unusually rare in Oceana County: 7.0 times less than the Michigan average (0.1% vs 0.9%).
Commute Mode Trends in Oceana County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Oceana County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Walked
Other
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
88.8%
7.1%
2.8%
0.7%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2010
85.3%
10.5%
2.8%
0.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.3%
2011
86.7%
8.5%
3.7%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2012
85.4%
10.2%
3.3%
0.6%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2013
85.5%
10.2%
3.0%
0.6%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2014
85.8%
9.7%
2.9%
0.8%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2015
87.5%
6.7%
4.2%
0.8%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2016
88.3%
6.3%
3.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2017
90.3%
4.3%
3.3%
0.7%
0.5%
0.8%
0.0%
0.2%
2018
90.9%
4.0%
3.2%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
91.9%
3.5%
3.1%
0.6%
0.3%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
91.7%
4.4%
2.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
91.8%
4.3%
2.4%
0.6%
0.2%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
91.2%
5.4%
2.3%
0.9%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
90.2%
6.4%
2.1%
1.0%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2024
89.1%
7.4%
2.1%
0.9%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2019 at 91.9% and lowest in 2010 at 85.3%. Overall it held roughly steady, at 88.8% in 2009 and 89.1% in 2024. It has fallen in each of the last 3 releases.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.8% to 2.1% of workers (down 0.7 percentage points).
Working from home peaked at 10.5% in 2010 and has since fallen back to 7.4%.
Commute Start Times in Oceana County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Oceana County?
The bars show when commuters in Oceana County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Michigan for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMOceana County5.5%Michigan5.3%
5.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMOceana County5.3%Michigan3.9%
5.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMOceana County7.2%Michigan5.1%
7.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMOceana County9.8%Michigan8.0%
9.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMOceana County9.8%Michigan9.0%
9.8%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMOceana County13.7%Michigan13.0%
13.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMOceana County10.4%Michigan12.1%
10.4%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMOceana County9.2%Michigan10.9%
9.2%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMOceana County5.4%Michigan5.6%
5.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMOceana County3.7%Michigan6.7%
3.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMOceana County2.7%Michigan3.2%
2.7%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMOceana County1.2%Michigan1.6%
1.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMOceana County9.1%Michigan8.5%
9.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMOceana County7.0%Michigan7.1%
7.0%
Oceana CountyMichiganSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Oceana County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 13.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.0% across Michigan. Early starts are more common than in Michigan: 18.0% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.3% there. The morning rush looks much like Michigan's: 43.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.0% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (23.5%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Oceana County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Oceana County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Oceana County next to Michigan and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Oceana County
Michigan
United States
2009
7:35 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:36 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:38 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:36 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:35 AM
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:34 AM
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:33 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:33 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:33 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:33 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:36 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:32 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:26 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:27 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:27 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:27 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Oceana County were on the road by 7:27 AM, 8 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:35 AM). Across Michigan, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Oceana County now leave 11 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Oceana County has moved 9 minutes earlier.
How does Oceana County's commute time compare?
Metric
Oceana County
Michigan
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
18.6 min
21.3 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
7.4%
13.5%
15.0%
Walked
2.1%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Oceana County is 18.6 minutes, shorter than the 21.3 minutes in Michigan.
0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Michigan. 2.1% commute by walking, higher than the 2.0% in Michigan.
Oceana County, MI Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Oceana County, MI is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 26,915 residents against a local median of 50,792. The measure that sets Oceana County, MI apart most is work from home: 7.4%, 28% below the local median of 10.3%.
The counties themselves spread 3.7% on work from home, so Oceana County, MI sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Oceana County, MI has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Oceana County, Michigan.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Oceana County, Michigan?
Commuters here spend an estimated 155 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,799 at a typical national wage. That's 13% less than the typical Michigan commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Oceana County, Michigan?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Oceana County, Michigan. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Oceana County, Michigan?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% of commuters use it versus 0.9% in Michigan, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Michigan?
Among counties in Michigan, the shortest average commutes are in Luce County (11.4 min), Dickinson County (12.2 min), Schoolcraft County (12.5 min). The longest are in Lapeer County (31.3 min), Lake County (31.1 min), Livingston County (28.6 min).