Van Buren County, Michigan offers a variety of public transportation options for its residents. Local public transit is available through Van Buren County Transit Authority which provides door-to-door service for elderly and disabled citizens as well as two fixed routes that cover the entire county. Other transportation options include a shuttle to and from the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, and a vanpooling program which matches commuters with similar routes and destinations together so they can carpool. These services allow residents to travel to work or other destinations around the county with ease.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Van Buren County takes 24.5 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Van Buren County get to work:
- 81.6% drive their own car alone
- 10.3% carpool with others
- 4.1% work from home
- 0.3% take mass transit