ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26490002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Livonia, Michigan

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home18.4%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone73.3%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute23.7 min → 24.3 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 18.4%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 73.3%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.3% ±1.6 pp
Carpool6.3% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home18.4% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 46,172 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate93,851± 87 MOE
Workers age 16+46,172± 997 MOE
Workers with travel time37,692± 1,053 MOE
Estimated home workers8,480± 697 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.