ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26395402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Howell, Michigan

Mean one-way trip29.9 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone81.5%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.9%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 commute25.0 min → 29.9 min▲ 4.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 9.4%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.7%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.4% → 81.5%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.5% ±3.5 pp
Carpool6.9% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.4% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 5,518 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

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

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,021± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+5,518± 371 MOE
Workers with travel time5,002± 398 MOE
Estimated home workers516± 160 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.