ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26769602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sturgis, Michigan

Mean one-way trip18.6 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone66.2%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute16.3 min → 18.6 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 5.5%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.1%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.6% → 66.2%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.2% ±2.7 pp
Carpool23.9% ±5.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home5.5% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 5,063 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 under 25k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40thTransit percentile

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

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,054± 65 MOE
Workers age 16+5,063± 418 MOE
Workers with travel time4,787± 433 MOE
Estimated home workers276± 125 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.