ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26658202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Port Huron, Michigan

Mean one-way trip20.8 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.7%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone73.7%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 commute21.5 min → 20.8 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 5.7%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 2.6%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.1% → 73.7%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.7% ±2.0 pp
Carpool13.3% ±2.3 pp
Public transit2.6% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle1.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home5.7% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 12,743 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.

21thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,620± 81 MOE
Workers age 16+12,743± 560 MOE
Workers with travel time12,019± 530 MOE
Estimated home workers724± 140 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.