ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26603402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Okemos, Michigan

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home23.6%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone62.3%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute19.9 min → 19.4 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.0% → 23.6%▲ 8.6 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 3.0%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.4% → 62.3%▼ 9.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.3% ±3.4 pp
Carpool5.7% ±1.7 pp
Public transit3.0% ±2.4 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±0.9 pp
Work from home23.6% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 13,265 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,396± 1,007 MOE
Workers age 16+13,265± 967 MOE
Workers with travel time10,133± 792 MOE
Estimated home workers3,132± 616 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.