ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26245402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Eaton Rapids, Michigan

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.4%±5.3 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±7.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute24.1 min → 28.0 min▲ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 13.4%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.0%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.5% → 76.7%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±7.3 pp
Carpool5.8% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home13.4% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 2,486 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,183± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+2,486± 218 MOE
Workers with travel time2,152± 273 MOE
Estimated home workers334± 136 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.