ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26210202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dearborn Heights, Michigan

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.4%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone73.4%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute24.3 min → 23.9 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 12.4%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 73.4%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.4% ±2.5 pp
Carpool11.9% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.4% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 24,973 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

24thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate61,771± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+24,973± 1,039 MOE
Workers with travel time21,869± 1,003 MOE
Estimated home workers3,104± 627 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.