ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26550202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monroe, Michigan

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone80.1%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute21.0 min → 21.3 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 6.8%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 1.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 80.1%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.1% ±2.8 pp
Carpool7.8% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.6 pp
Work from home6.8% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 8,399 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,320± 77 MOE
Workers age 16+8,399± 513 MOE
Workers with travel time7,831± 495 MOE
Estimated home workers568± 187 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.