ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26341602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grandville, Michigan

Mean one-way trip18.0 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.4%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.9%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 commute18.0 min → 18.0 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 12.4%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.8%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 79.1%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±4.2 pp
Carpool6.7% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.4% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 9,243 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,356± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+9,243± 540 MOE
Workers with travel time8,098± 579 MOE
Estimated home workers1,145± 296 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.