Muskegon, MI Commuting


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Muskegon, MI is a great city to visit and explore. It offers plenty of options when it comes to transportation, making it a convenient place to get around. The Muskegon Area Transit System (MATS) provides public transportation throughout the city of Muskegon, MI and surrounding communities. MATS offers fixed route bus service with 15 bus routes throughout the cities of Norton Shores, Roosevelt Park, North Muskegon, and Laketon Township. There are also dial-a-ride services that provide door-to-door public transportation for those who may have mobility issues or cannot reach a MATS fixed route stop. For visitors who want to travel further than what is offered by MATS, there are several options available. Greyhound Bus Lines operates from the downtown Muskegon station providing regional transportation services as well as long distance trips throughout the United States. Amtrak's Pere Marquette train runs seven days a week from Chicago all the way to Grand Rapids with multiple stops in Muskegon County including downtown Muskegon station and easier access from other neighboring counties such as Ottawa, Kent, and Allegan. Lastly, visitors can fly into Muskegon County Airport located eight miles northwest of downtown offering several flights daily throughout Michigan and neighboring states. With these many available transportation options in Muskegon MI, getting around town has never been easier!

The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Muskegon takes 19.4 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.

How people in Muskegon get to work:
- 76.4% drive their own car alone
- 15.5% carpool with others
- 3.8% work from home
- 0.9% take mass transit
     Commute Time To Work

  TransportationMuskegon, MichiganUnited States
  20.926.8
  Commute Mode
  81.5%73.2%
  11.1%8.6%
  0.6%4.2%
  0.3%0.5%
  2.1%2.5%
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If you like 4 seasons, don't mind snow and cold, love beaches and lake life, like to live near an area that promotes festivals, this may just be for  More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Muskegon and it was a great place to live. However, brain drain is a huge problem and the majority of my friends who went to college never came  More

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The beaches and scenery around Muskegon are beautiful (even during the 9 months a year they're covered in snow), so it's a shame the city has become what it is. Jobs  More

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