ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26589452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Northview, Michigan

Mean one-way trip18.2 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home13.6%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.0%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 commute20.7 min → 18.2 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 13.6%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.1%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 79.0%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.0% ±5.0 pp
Carpool6.0% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.6% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 8,024 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,268± 813 MOE
Workers age 16+8,024± 719 MOE
Workers with travel time6,929± 725 MOE
Estimated home workers1,095± 221 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.