ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26529402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Melvindale, Michigan

Mean one-way trip25.1 min±7.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone61.0%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute26.3 min → 25.1 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 7.5%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.8%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.3% → 61.0%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.0% ±2.9 pp
Carpool28.9% ±13.9 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.3 pp
Walk1.8% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.5% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 4,216 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.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,554± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+4,216± 702 MOE
Workers with travel time3,899± 672 MOE
Estimated home workers317± 191 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.