How long is the commute in Detroit?

Average travel time to work in Detroit, MI, how people get to work — driving, transit, walking or from home — and how that compares nationally.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

How Detroit gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 22.8 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

• Drove alone: 66.3
• Carpooled: 11
• Transit: 6
• Walked: 3.1
• From home: 10.1

Average commute (minutes)

• Detroit: 22.8
• Wayne County: 21.9
• MI: 21.5
• U.S.: 23

Work from home: 10.1% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical commute here is close to the national average.

Working from home went from 3.4% of workers in 2015 to 10.1% in the latest estimates.