ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MI · GEOID 26863802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Westwood, Michigan

Mean one-way trip19.9 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home16.2%±6.2 pp MOE
Drove alone72.7%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute21.0 min → 19.9 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 16.2%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 4.3%▲ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 72.7%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.7% ±5.3 pp
Carpool6.0% ±3.6 pp
Public transit4.3% ±5.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.2% ±6.2 pp

Each share uses 4,634 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.

21thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,867± 596 MOE
Workers age 16+4,634± 543 MOE
Workers with travel time3,884± 534 MOE
Estimated home workers750± 300 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.