ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26519002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marquette, Michigan

Mean one-way trip13.2 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.6%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone69.8%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute12.9 min → 13.2 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 6.6%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.6%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.0% → 69.8%▲ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.8% ±3.2 pp
Carpool10.5% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk10.6% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±0.9 pp
Work from home6.6% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 11,217 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.

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,325± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+11,217± 437 MOE
Workers with travel time10,476± 417 MOE
Estimated home workers741± 178 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.