ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26807002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Troy, Michigan

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home22.5%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone69.3%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute25.5 min → 23.7 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.3% → 22.5%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 69.3%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.3% ±2.0 pp
Carpool6.2% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home22.5% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 44,786 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate87,898± 91 MOE
Workers age 16+44,786± 973 MOE
Workers with travel time34,702± 1,056 MOE
Estimated home workers10,084± 783 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.