ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26302002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Frankenmuth, Michigan

Mean one-way trip20.6 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.8%±5.9 pp MOE
Drove alone73.0%±9.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute16.9 min → 20.6 min▲ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 15.8%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 73.0%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.0% ±9.8 pp
Carpool5.9% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home15.8% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 2,297 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% 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.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,157± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+2,297± 251 MOE
Workers with travel time1,933± 264 MOE
Estimated home workers364± 141 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.