ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26355802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home27.0%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone68.3%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute24.6 min → 24.2 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.4% → 27.0%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.3% → 68.3%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.3% ±3.9 pp
Carpool3.1% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home27.0% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 7,952 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher 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.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,094± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+7,952± 398 MOE
Workers with travel time5,808± 401 MOE
Estimated home workers2,144± 363 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.