ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26210002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dearborn, Michigan

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute21.4 min → 21.7 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 13.2%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.9%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 75.3%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±2.3 pp
Carpool9.0% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.2% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 40,905 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate107,423± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+40,905± 1,366 MOE
Workers with travel time35,516± 1,335 MOE
Estimated home workers5,389± 809 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.