Commuting in Oscoda 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 Oscoda County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Oscoda 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 154 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 2.8 minutes.
Oscoda County holds about 0.1% of Michigan's population and accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Oscoda County would save about 62 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,910 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)
Oscoda County
18.5 min
37.0 min
154 hrs/yr
$4,774
535
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
18.5
minutes to get to work in
Oscoda County.
That's 18% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 12.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Oscoda County
Car:
80.0%
Worked at Home:
12.1%
Bicycle:
4.7%unusually high
Other:
1.5%
Walked:
1.4%
Taxi:
0.2%
Public Transportation:
0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Oscoda County, versus 0.1% in Michigan.
Public transit is unusually rare in Oscoda County: 8.7 times less than the Michigan average (0.1% vs 0.9%).
Biking is unusually common in Oscoda County: 13.9 times more than the Michigan average (4.7% vs 0.3%).
Commute Mode Trends in Oscoda County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Oscoda 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
Bicycle
Other
Walked
Taxi
Public Transportation
Motorcycle
2009
87.2%
5.7%
3.2%
1.3%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
2010
86.7%
5.1%
3.9%
2.0%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
2011
88.6%
4.2%
3.6%
0.8%
2.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.6%
2012
85.5%
5.7%
3.2%
1.7%
2.7%
0.0%
0.1%
1.0%
2013
85.3%
5.8%
3.3%
1.5%
3.6%
0.0%
0.1%
0.5%
2014
85.4%
6.2%
3.1%
1.6%
3.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.3%
2015
85.7%
6.9%
2.3%
1.8%
2.9%
0.0%
0.1%
0.3%
2016
84.0%
7.2%
2.9%
3.0%
2.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
2017
85.3%
6.8%
2.9%
1.9%
2.4%
0.6%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
87.2%
5.2%
3.0%
1.6%
2.0%
0.8%
0.1%
0.1%
2019
85.7%
6.4%
2.5%
1.5%
2.8%
0.9%
0.1%
0.1%
2020
81.9%
9.0%
4.0%
0.8%
2.8%
1.3%
0.1%
0.1%
2021
79.7%
10.8%
4.7%
0.3%
3.8%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
2022
79.4%
11.6%
5.4%
0.9%
2.4%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2023
78.4%
13.1%
5.3%
1.5%
1.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
80.0%
12.1%
4.7%
1.5%
1.4%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2011 at 88.6% and lowest in 2023 at 78.4%. Overall it fell from 87.2% in 2009 to 80.0% in 2024, down 7.2 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Oscoda County: its share of workers rose from 5.7% in 2009 to 12.1% in 2024, up 6.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.0% to 1.4% of workers (down 0.6 percentage points).
Taking a taxi peaked at 1.3% in 2020 and has since fallen back to 0.2%.
Commute Start Times in Oscoda County
⏰Earlier AlarmsThe biggest shift to earlier mornings among Michigan's 83 counties: the typical start is 33 minutes earlier than in 2009.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Oscoda County?
The bars show when commuters in Oscoda 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 AMOscoda County5.1%Michigan5.3%
5.1%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMOscoda County5.1%Michigan3.9%
5.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMOscoda County12.0%Michigan5.1%
12.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMOscoda County5.8%Michigan8.0%
5.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMOscoda County15.6%Michigan9.0%
15.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMOscoda County12.2%Michigan13.0%
12.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMOscoda County10.3%Michigan12.1%
10.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMOscoda County8.1%Michigan10.9%
8.1%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMOscoda County5.5%Michigan5.6%
5.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMOscoda County7.3%Michigan6.7%
7.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMOscoda County1.0%Michigan3.2%
1.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMOscoda County1.1%Michigan1.6%
1.1%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMOscoda County6.5%Michigan8.5%
6.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMOscoda County4.5%Michigan7.1%
4.5%
Oscoda CountyMichiganSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Oscoda County is 6:30-6:59 AM, when 15.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 9.0% across Michigan. Early starts are more common than in Michigan: 22.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.3% there. The morning rush looks much like Michigan's: 46.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.0% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (20.4%) 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 Oscoda 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 Oscoda 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 Oscoda 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
Oscoda County
Michigan
United States
2009
7:49 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:46 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:45 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:52 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:48 AM
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:43 AM
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:40 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:36 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:28 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:21 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:21 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:16 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:14 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:12 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:14 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:16 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Oscoda County were on the road by 7:16 AM, 33 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:49 AM). Across Michigan, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Oscoda County now leave 22 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 Oscoda County has moved 5 minutes earlier.
How does Oscoda County's commute time compare?
Metric
Oscoda County
Michigan
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
18.5 min
21.3 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
06:30 AM – 06:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
12.1%
13.5%
15.0%
Walked
1.4%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.1%
0.9%
3.2%
The average commute time in Oscoda County is 18.5 minutes, shorter than the 21.3 minutes in Michigan.
0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.9% in Michigan. 1.4% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Michigan.
Oscoda County, MI Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Oscoda County, MI is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 8,425 residents against a local median of 20,885. The measure that sets Oscoda County, MI apart most is work from home: 12.1%, 20% above the local median of 10.1%.
The counties themselves spread 2.7% on work from home, so Oscoda County, MI sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Oscoda County, MI has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Oscoda County, Michigan.
Is commuting expensive in Oscoda County, Michigan?
Commuters here spend an estimated 154 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,774 at a typical national wage. That's 13% less than the typical Michigan commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Oscoda County, Michigan?
Traffic peaks between 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM in Oscoda County, Michigan. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Oscoda 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).