ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26148202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Charlotte, Michigan

Mean one-way trip18.7 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.9%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone70.0%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute21.5 min → 18.7 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 12.9%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.6%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.3% → 70.0%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.0% ±5.9 pp
Carpool10.4% ±5.6 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.9 pp
Walk3.4% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle1.6% ±1.4 pp
Work from home12.9% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 4,350 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,277± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+4,350± 255 MOE
Workers with travel time3,789± 310 MOE
Estimated home workers561± 188 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.