ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26698002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Roseville, Michigan

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home10.4%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone76.2%±2.7 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 commute26.2 min → 25.7 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 10.4%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.8%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 76.2%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.2% ±2.7 pp
Carpool9.1% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.4% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 22,841 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,123± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+22,841± 752 MOE
Workers with travel time20,471± 805 MOE
Estimated home workers2,370± 332 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.