ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26757002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Springfield, Michigan

Mean one-way trip19.2 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home2.5%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone85.1%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute13.7 min → 19.2 min▲ 5.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.0% → 2.5%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.6%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.6% → 85.1%▲ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.1% ±3.6 pp
Carpool9.1% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.8 pp
Walk2.6% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home2.5% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 2,318 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

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

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,269± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+2,318± 300 MOE
Workers with travel time2,260± 291 MOE
Estimated home workers58± 53 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.