ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26069002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Belding, Michigan

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home1.5%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone80.8%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute26.7 min → 27.8 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.8% → 1.5%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 1.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.8% → 80.8%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.8% ±5.5 pp
Carpool14.6% ±6.6 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.8 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home1.5% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 2,858 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,960± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+2,858± 259 MOE
Workers with travel time2,815± 261 MOE
Estimated home workers43± 34 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.