ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26849402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wayne, Michigan

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home8.7%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.8%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute25.1 min → 27.2 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 8.7%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 0.5%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 79.8%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.8% ±4.8 pp
Carpool7.4% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.7% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 7,527 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,310± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+7,527± 452 MOE
Workers with travel time6,870± 487 MOE
Estimated home workers657± 191 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.