ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26594402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Novi, Michigan

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home22.8%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone70.8%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 → 26.2 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.9% → 22.8%▲ 11.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.5%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 70.8%▼ 9.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.8% ±2.0 pp
Carpool4.6% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home22.8% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 33,541 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate66,717± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+33,541± 872 MOE
Workers with travel time25,899± 911 MOE
Estimated home workers7,642± 666 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.