ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26537802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Midland, Michigan

Mean one-way trip20.0 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute19.8 min → 20.0 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 12.6%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.8%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 76.1%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±2.2 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.6% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 19,271 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,724± 170 MOE
Workers age 16+19,271± 620 MOE
Workers with travel time16,834± 618 MOE
Estimated home workers2,437± 333 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.