ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26304202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fraser, Michigan

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home14.0%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute27.6 min → 23.5 min▼ 4.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.1% → 14.0%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 79.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±4.5 pp
Carpool2.7% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.0% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 7,644 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.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,583± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+7,644± 337 MOE
Workers with travel time6,577± 456 MOE
Estimated home workers1,067± 375 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.