What is the average commute in Rochester city, Michigan?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 27.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 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 26690202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rochester, Michigan

Name: Commute estimates for Rochester city, Michigan
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.9 min one way; 27.2% worked from home, 69.3% drove alone, and 4.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.9 min±2.7 min MOE

Worked from home27.2%±4.2 pp MOE

Drove alone69.3%±3.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.6%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 Rochester city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +11.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute27.2 min → 24.9 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.2% → 27.2%▲ 11.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 69.3%▼ 7.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Rochester city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.3%; 0.1% used public transit and 27.2% worked from home.

Drive alone69.3% ±3.2 pp

Carpool1.5% ±0.8 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp

Walk0.9% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp

Work from home27.2% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 6,878 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Rochester city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 51th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

51^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Rochester city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,878 workers age 16+, including 5,007 workers with reported travel time and 1,871 home workers.

Population estimate12,934± 24 MOE

Workers age 16+6,878± 330 MOE

Workers with travel time5,007± 331 MOE

Estimated home workers1,871± 304 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 Rochester city

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

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