Oakland County Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Oakland County | Michigan | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 580,039, 100% | 4,199,791 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 497,434, 85.76%, see rank | 82.68% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 44,047, 7.59%, see rank | 8.85% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 3,217, 0.55%, see rank | 1.41% | 5.06% |
Walked | 6,622, 1.14%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 4,944, 0.85%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 23,775, 4.10%, see rank | 3.64% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankOakland County | 26.4 minutes |
Michigan | 23.9 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Oakland County | Michigan | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 567,259, 100% | 4,171,196 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 487,379, 85.92%, see rank | 82.66% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 42,610, 7.51%, see rank | 9.03% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 3,151, 0.56%, see rank | 1.34% | 4.98% |
Walked | 6,774, 1.19%, see rank | 2.22% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 4,906, 0.86%, see rank | 1.20% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 22,439, 3.96%, see rank | 3.55% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankOakland County | 26.2 minutes |
Michigan | 23.6 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Oakland County | Michigan | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 567,838, 100% | 4,255,557 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 490,175, 86.32%, see rank | 82.88% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 41,823, 7.37%, see rank | 8.95% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 2,928, 0.52%, see rank | 1.25% | 4.94% |
Walked | 7,105, 1.25%, see rank | 2.28% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 4,695, 0.83%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 21,112, 3.72%, see rank | 3.49% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankOakland County | 26.2 minutes |
Michigan | 23.5 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Oakland County | Michigan | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 576,507, 100% | 4,355,588 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 497,713, 86.33%, see rank | 82.84% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 42,479, 7.37%, see rank | 9.02% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 2,842, 0.49%, see rank | 1.28% | 4.95% |
Walked | 7,675, 1.33%, see rank | 2.28% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 4,685, 0.81%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 21,113, 3.66%, see rank | 3.44% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankOakland County | 26.2 minutes |
Michigan | 23.5 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| Oakland County | Michigan | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 603,761, 100% | 4,540,372 | 128,279,228 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 532,802, 88.25%, see rank | 83.18% | 75.70% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 41,209, 6.83%, see rank | 9.70% | 12.19% |
Public Transportation | 2,773, 0.46%, see rank | 1.33% | 4.73% |
Walked | 6,711, 1.11%, see rank | 2.24% | 2.93% |
Other Means | 2,928, 0.48%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.19% |
Worked at Home | 17,338, 2.87%, see rank | 2.81% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankOakland County | 26.3 minutes |
Michigan | 23.5 minutes |
U.S. | 25.1 minutes |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.