ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26797602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Three Rivers, Michigan

Mean one-way trip18.6 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home3.9%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone75.0%±4.2 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 commute17.2 min → 18.6 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 3.9%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 1.0%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.0% → 75.0%▲ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.0% ±4.2 pp
Carpool14.4% ±4.4 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk3.7% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±2.1 pp
Work from home3.9% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 3,601 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.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,943± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+3,601± 255 MOE
Workers with travel time3,460± 271 MOE
Estimated home workers141± 64 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.