ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26083002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Big Rapids, Michigan

Mean one-way trip14.9 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home9.0%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone67.7%±4.4 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 commute13.0 min → 14.9 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 9.0%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.1% → 67.7%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.7% ±4.4 pp
Carpool7.4% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk12.8% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.9 pp
Work from home9.0% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 4,366 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% 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 estimate8,477± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+4,366± 337 MOE
Workers with travel time3,974± 351 MOE
Estimated home workers392± 127 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.