ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26478002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lincoln Park, Michigan

Mean one-way trip24.4 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone77.5%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute25.3 min → 24.4 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 7.7%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 77.5%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.5% ±2.8 pp
Carpool12.5% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.7% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 15,869 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

26thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate39,257± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+15,869± 870 MOE
Workers with travel time14,650± 913 MOE
Estimated home workers1,219± 263 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.