ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26075202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Benton Harbor, Michigan

Mean one-way trip18.1 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.0%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute16.4 min → 18.1 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 5.8%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.8%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 79.0%▲ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.0% ±6.6 pp
Carpool10.0% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.1 pp
Walk3.5% ±3.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home5.8% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 2,981 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,953± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+2,981± 276 MOE
Workers with travel time2,809± 281 MOE
Estimated home workers172± 87 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.