ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26323002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gladstone, Michigan

Mean one-way trip17.6 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home3.8%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone80.6%±7.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute19.3 min → 17.6 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 3.8%▲ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 0.0%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 80.6%▲ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.6% ±7.8 pp
Carpool11.5% ±4.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk3.5% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.9 pp
Work from home3.8% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 2,130 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% 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.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,253± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+2,130± 278 MOE
Workers with travel time2,049± 292 MOE
Estimated home workers81± 66 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.