ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26277602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fenton, Michigan

Mean one-way trip31.3 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home16.2%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.1%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 commute30.7 min → 31.3 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 16.2%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.9% → 76.3%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±6.0 pp
Carpool6.3% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.2% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 6,142 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,906± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+6,142± 479 MOE
Workers with travel time5,148± 513 MOE
Estimated home workers994± 290 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.