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Longest commutes, Michigan cities

Michigan cities ranked by mean travel time to work (2024 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is 22.6. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Milan, MI, up 69 places to #10.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01▲19Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88042.0+130%

02▼1Holly, MIMI5,90635.2+66%

03New Haven, MIMI6,74933.8+86%

04▲1South Lyon, MIMI12,10731.7+53%

05▼1Fenton, MIMI11,77431.3+43%

06New Baltimore, MIMI12,12330.7+43%

07▲56Howell, MIMI9,89629.9+47%

08▲33Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41729.9+44%

09▲10Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87829.1+67%

10▲69Milan, MIMI5,97329.0+95%

11Flat Rock, MIMI10,21829.0+67%

12▼5Milford, MIMI6,52028.9+37%

13▼11Dundee, MIMI6,00828.1+51%

14▲46Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21828.0+72%

15▲28Temperance, MIMI8,91428.0+86%

16▲5Saline, MIMI9,00127.9+90%

17▲45Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82727.9+61%

18▲12Belding, MIMI6,00027.8+40%

19▲34Wayne, MIMI17,06527.2+91%

20▲31Davison, MIMI5,03927.1+43%

21▲2Inkster, MIMI24,95926.9+71%

22▲28Garden City, MIMI26,28026.9+69%

23▲2St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87226.7+63%

24▲54Burton, MIMI29,31326.6+52%

25▲55Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41926.5+60%

26▲11Harper Woods, MIMI14,86026.4+58%

27▲21Eastpointe, MIMI33,81426.4+65%

28▼13Northville, MIMI6,01326.2+66%

29▼7Novi, MIMI67,31926.2+46%

30▲53Beecher, MIMI8,41226.1+50%

31▼23Richmond, MIMI5,92725.9+10%

32▼14Tecumseh, MIMI8,60825.8+28%

33▼1Roseville, MIMI46,86325.7+63%

34▲25River Rouge, MIMI6,81425.6+71%

35▼7Wixom, MIMI17,31325.4+32%

36▼22Lapeer, MIMI9,20125.4+18%

37▲3Westland, MIMI82,33325.4+64%

38▼9Trenton, MIMI17,84925.4+58%

39▲31Madison Heights, MIMI28,29725.3+81%

40▲6Rockford, MIMI6,31325.1+71%

41▲30Melvindale, MIMI12,32525.1+87%

42▲23Romulus, MIMI24,54725.0+72%

43▼27Rochester, MIMI12,82424.9+21%

44▲11Warren, MIMI137,13824.9+62%

45▼9Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09524.8+49%

46▼7Detroit, MIMI649,09524.8+37%

47▲28Lambertville, MIMI9,95524.8+66%

48▲6Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76924.8+71%

49▼40Brighton, MIMI7,90424.8+35%

50▼23Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93124.7+47%

51▼2Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29124.7+47%

52▲30Hazel Park, MIMI14,93724.6+83%

53▲35Marysville, MIMI9,86824.6+44%

54▼19Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52924.4+72%

55▲31Greenville, MIMI9,25624.4+36%

56▲21Wyandotte, MIMI24,07224.4+57%

57▲7Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49024.4+40%

58▼25Plymouth, MIMI9,16424.3+51%

59▲2Riverview, MIMI11,94724.3+62%

60▲13Livonia, MIMI92,60324.3+67%

61▼30Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53924.3+30%

62▼15Flushing, MIMI8,17524.2+44%

63▼11Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79224.2+54%

64▼30Chelsea, MIMI5,42424.0+40%

65▲7Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66423.9+66%

66▲3Hamtramck, MIMI27,26123.9+43%

67▼41Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73523.8+44%

68▲13Allen Park, MIMI27,44523.8+64%

69▼12Royal Oak, MIMI57,58323.8+73%

70▼58Utica, MIMI5,11423.8+38%

71▼33Troy, MIMI88,73323.7+49%

72▼48Woodhaven, MIMI12,50323.7+50%

73▼6Southfield, MIMI76,11123.7+53%

74▼57Walled Lake, MIMI7,32023.5+31%

75▼31Southgate, MIMI28,93123.5+56%

76▼63Fraser, MIMI14,49623.5+45%

77▲21Oak Park, MIMI29,07223.3+57%

78▼20Ferndale, MIMI19,21223.2+77%

79▲26Bridgeport, MIMI6,88423.2+71%

80▼38Farmington, MIMI11,40923.1+53%

81▼15Ecorse, MIMI8,89323.1+49%

82▲20Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76623.0+77%

83▼7Owosso, MIMI14,43722.9+29%

84▼16Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44922.9+66%

85▲61Albion, MIMI7,47422.8+101%

86▲17Mason, MIMI8,26422.8+72%

87▲8Shields, MIMI7,40222.8+61%

88▲6Niles, MIMI11,66522.8+61%

89▲3Flint, MIMI79,30622.7+35%

90▼1Hastings, MIMI7,49022.6+27%

91▼35Dowagiac, MIMI5,72522.6+72%

92▲1Center Line, MIMI8,50322.6+41%

93▲11Haslett, MIMI18,55922.3+61%

94▼49Highland Park, MIMI8,24822.3+3%

95▼8Clawson, MIMI11,31222.3+59%

96▲10Holt, MIMI25,31622.3+66%

97▲25Ionia, MIMI12,20822.2+28%

98▲19Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92522.1+52%

99▲25Adrian, MIMI20,19122.1+57%

100▼90St. Clair, MIMI5,83322.0+9%

101▼16Berkley, MIMI15,14522.0+65%

102▲50South Monroe, MIMI6,96021.9+38%

103▲15Wyoming, MIMI78,58821.9+86%

104▲8Dearborn, MIMI105,61121.7+50%

105▲39Eastwood, MIMI6,66921.6+83%

106▼15Taylor, MIMI61,27921.5+45%

107▲2Monroe, MIMI20,07621.3+33%

108▲17Bay City, MIMI31,86821.3+64%

109▼8Pontiac, MIMI62,07721.2+45%

110▲5Comstock Park, MIMI10,57721.1+61%

111▲3Port Huron, MIMI28,27320.8+44%

112▼15Marshall, MIMI6,80020.8+54%

113▼6Cutlerville, MIMI18,78020.7+73%

114▼14Allendale, MIMI26,67920.6+63%

115▲5Muskegon, MIMI37,22420.6+57%

116▲43Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19720.6+66%

117▼33Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27420.6+59%

118▼8Hudsonville, MIMI7,96420.4+80%

119▼29Birmingham, MIMI21,92320.3+39%

120▲1Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85320.3+49%

121▼8St. Johns, MIMI7,78020.3+44%

122▼3Norton Shores, MIMI25,08820.3+75%

123▲13Byron Center, MIMI7,40320.3+69%

124▲14Walker, MIMI25,88120.2+85%

125▲3Buena Vista, MIMI5,79820.2+55%

126▼27Jenison, MIMI17,58220.1+49%

127▲6Midland, MIMI42,80620.0+74%

128▲2Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23320.0+56%

129▼6Westwood, MIMI8,86719.9+74%

130▲23Fair Plain, MIMI7,33019.9+84%

131▲1Allegan, MIMI5,12719.8+34%

132▲2Portage, MIMI49,86219.7+58%

133▲10Kentwood, MIMI54,77619.7+67%

134▼26Forest Hills, MIMI28,69519.7+58%

135▲33St. Joseph, MIMI7,89319.6+72%

136▼62Freeland, MIMI7,55719.4+40%

137▲8Alma, MIMI9,30419.4+47%

138▼9Okemos, MIMI26,39619.4+47%

139▲2Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39119.3+51%

140▲11Saginaw, MIMI42,86319.2+61%

141▲24Springfield, MIMI5,24619.2+76%

142▼7Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18319.0+59%

143▼12Lansing, MIMI113,88418.9+48%

144▼2Ishpeming, MIMI6,20518.8+54%

145▼19Charlotte, MIMI9,30518.7+30%

146▲3Battle Creek, MIMI52,02118.6+56%

147▼10Three Rivers, MIMI7,91018.6+29%

148▲7Sturgis, MIMI10,90018.6+59%

149▲8Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68318.5+56%

150▼39Northview, MIMI15,26818.2+51%

151▲3Waverly, MIMI23,57518.1+58%

152▲9Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80318.1+55%

153▼3Grandville, MIMI17,01818.0+49%

154▼27East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66317.7+66%

155▼59Gladstone, MIMI5,18917.6+60%

156▼9Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77017.6+48%

157▼1Traverse City, MIMI15,83217.2+49%

158▼10Jackson, MIMI31,02217.0+27%

159▼43Grand Haven, MIMI11,03816.9+35%

160Holland, MIMI35,37216.8+59%

161▲2Coldwater, MIMI14,21616.3+41%

162East Lansing, MIMI49,35516.2+54%

163▼23St. Louis, MIMI7,40616.1+26%

164▲11Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46916.0+59%

165▲4Menominee, MIMI8,17515.2+61%

166▼2Manistee, MIMI6,15715.2+15%

167▲4Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92515.0+33%

168▼2Hillsdale, MIMI8,00214.9+26%

169▲1Big Rapids, MIMI8,62314.9+15%

170▼31Petoskey, MIMI5,77214.6+34%

171▲5Ludington, MIMI7,63414.2+48%

172▼14Zeeland, MIMI5,63713.7+39%

173▲1Cadillac, MIMI10,43813.7+1%

174▲3Marquette, MIMI21,94413.2+39%

175▲3Kingsford, MIMI5,09612.8+20%

176▼9Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08312.0+19%

177▲2Alpena, MIMI10,08811.1+6%

178▼5Escanaba, MIMI12,25711.0−4%

179▼7Houghton, MIMI8,56010.7+30%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES