ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26367002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harper Woods, Michigan

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone66.9%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute25.1 min → 26.4 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 12.6%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit5.1% → 1.2%▼ 4.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.0% → 66.9%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.9% ±6.8 pp
Carpool15.4% ±4.9 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.6% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 6,449 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.

59thMean commute percentile

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

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,116± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+6,449± 587 MOE
Workers with travel time5,638± 563 MOE
Estimated home workers811± 223 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.