What is the average commute in Springfield city, Michigan?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 19.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 2.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 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 26757002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Springfield, Michigan

Name: Commute estimates for Springfield city, Michigan
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 19.2 min one way; 2.5% worked from home, 85.1% drove alone, and 5.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Springfield city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +5.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.5 percentage points.

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 Springfield city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 85.1%; 0.6% used public transit and 2.5% worked from home.

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

How Springfield city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 17th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

17^thMean commute percentile

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

4^thWork-from-home percentile

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

60^thTransit percentile

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

42^th60+ 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 Springfield city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,318 workers age 16+, including 2,260 workers with reported travel time and 58 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Michigan commute records for Springfield 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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