ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26362802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hamtramck, Michigan

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone70.0%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute24.4 min → 23.9 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 9.2%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.9%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.3% → 70.0%▲ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.0% ±3.9 pp
Carpool14.4% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.7 pp
Walk3.9% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.2% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 7,401 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,743± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+7,401± 631 MOE
Workers with travel time6,719± 595 MOE
Estimated home workers682± 221 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.