ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26505602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Madison Heights, Michigan

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home19.5%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone66.3%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute24.5 min → 25.3 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 19.5%▲ 10.5 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.7%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 66.3%▼ 13.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.3% ±2.8 pp
Carpool8.5% ±2.2 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home19.5% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 15,408 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.

49thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,419± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+15,408± 752 MOE
Workers with travel time12,401± 664 MOE
Estimated home workers3,007± 421 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.