ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26120602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burton, Michigan

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home6.6%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.6%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 commute24.0 min → 26.6 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 6.6%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.6%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 78.0%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.0% ±2.8 pp
Carpool13.3% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.6% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 13,272 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 25k–100k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,500± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+13,272± 784 MOE
Workers with travel time12,394± 749 MOE
Estimated home workers878± 274 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.