What is the average commute in Pontiac city, Michigan?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Pontiac city, Michigan work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 4.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · MI · GEOID 26654402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pontiac, Michigan

Name: Commute estimates for Pontiac city, Michigan
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.2 min one way; 4.8% worked from home, 72.3% drove alone, and 3.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±1.6 min MOE

Worked from home4.8%±1.2 pp MOE

Drove alone72.3%±2.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip3.7%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 Pontiac city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute21.9 min → 21.2 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 4.8%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.6%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.0% → 72.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Pontiac city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.3%; 0.6% used public transit and 4.8% worked from home.

Drive alone72.3% ±2.6 pp

Carpool18.1% ±3.3 pp

Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp

Walk2.0% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp

Work from home4.8% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 25,956 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Pontiac city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 23th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

23^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

4^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

41^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

20^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Pontiac city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 25,956 workers age 16+, including 24,716 workers with reported travel time and 1,240 home workers.

Population estimate62,104± 48 MOE

Workers age 16+25,956± 1,167 MOE

Workers with travel time24,716± 1,122 MOE

Estimated home workers1,240± 309 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Michigan commute records for Pontiac city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

All Michigan reports →