ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26790002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Taylor, Michigan

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.6%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute22.6 min → 21.5 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 10.0%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.4% → 79.6%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.6% ±2.5 pp
Carpool5.9% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.0% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 26,826 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

31thTransit percentile

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

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate62,081± 66 MOE
Workers age 16+26,826± 1,219 MOE
Workers with travel time24,132± 1,241 MOE
Estimated home workers2,694± 526 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.