ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26829602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Walker, Michigan

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.4%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute19.5 min → 20.2 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 10.0%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.9%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 77.4%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.4% ±3.2 pp
Carpool10.3% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.0% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 13,733 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% 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.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,386± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+13,733± 631 MOE
Workers with travel time12,361± 660 MOE
Estimated home workers1,372± 293 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.