ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26030002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Mean one-way trip20.0 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home28.7%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone43.0%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute19.5 min → 20.0 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.1% → 28.7%▲ 9.6 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit8.1% → 7.2%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone48.5% → 43.0%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone43.0% ±1.5 pp
Carpool5.2% ±0.8 pp
Public transit7.2% ±0.9 pp
Walk13.0% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle2.1% ±0.5 pp
Work from home28.7% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 61,208 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate122,036± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+61,208± 1,653 MOE
Workers with travel time43,654± 1,299 MOE
Estimated home workers17,554± 1,196 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.