ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26068202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Beecher, Michigan

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home3.5%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone72.4%±11.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute24.4 min → 26.1 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 3.5%▼ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit5.0% → 5.7%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.9% → 72.4%▲ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.4% ±11.8 pp
Carpool13.9% ±6.6 pp
Public transit5.7% ±5.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle2.9% ±3.2 pp
Work from home3.5% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 2,450 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,412± 847 MOE
Workers age 16+2,450± 311 MOE
Workers with travel time2,364± 317 MOE
Estimated home workers86± 77 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.