ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26387802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Holt, Michigan

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home16.5%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone70.9%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute21.6 min → 22.3 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 16.5%▲ 7.2 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.6%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.1% → 70.9%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.9% ±1.5 pp
Carpool8.9% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home16.5% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 12,980 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,316± 905 MOE
Workers age 16+12,980± 775 MOE
Workers with travel time10,843± 753 MOE
Estimated home workers2,137± 387 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.