ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26705202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Saginaw, Michigan

Mean one-way trip19.2 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone73.4%±2.8 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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute17.9 min → 19.2 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 7.7%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.7%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 73.4%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.4% ±2.8 pp
Carpool14.8% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.6 pp
Work from home7.7% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 16,414 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,536± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+16,414± 778 MOE
Workers with travel time15,149± 791 MOE
Estimated home workers1,265± 298 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.