RANKING · 2024 ACS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Most car-dependent, Michigan cities

Michigan cities ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2024 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is 74.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Eastwood, MI, up 121 places to #15.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01▲23Greenville, MIMI9,25689.7%+5.1 pts

02▲30Bridgeport, MIMI6,88487.8%−1.2 pts

03▲54St. Clair, MIMI5,83385.3%−2.2 pts

04▲90Springfield, MIMI5,24685.1%+0.1 pts

05▲3New Baltimore, MIMI12,12384.4%−2.2 pts

06▲45Hudsonville, MIMI7,96483.7%−0.9 pts

07▲77St. Louis, MIMI7,40682.9%−4.5 pts

08▲7Marysville, MIMI9,86882.8%−4.1 pts

09▼4Lambertville, MIMI9,95582.7%−2.5 pts

10▲30Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39182.7%−7.5 pts

11▲2Zeeland, MIMI5,63782.6%+3.4 pts

12▲107Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77082.4%+12.9 pts

13▼11Dundee, MIMI6,00882.4%−3.1 pts

14▼8Shields, MIMI7,40282.0%−5.3 pts

15▲121Eastwood, MIMI6,66981.9%+4.5 pts

16▲6Allen Park, MIMI27,44581.6%−8.9 pts

17▲116Richmond, MIMI5,92781.5%−2.2 pts

18Howell, MIMI9,89681.5%+2.5 pts

19▲71Comstock Park, MIMI10,57781.1%−2.4 pts

20▲18Walled Lake, MIMI7,32081.0%−9.9 pts

21▼14Belding, MIMI6,00080.8%−2.3 pts

22▲115Gladstone, MIMI5,18980.6%+3.8 pts

23▲89Owosso, MIMI14,43780.5%−1.9 pts

24▼14Byron Center, MIMI7,40380.3%−4.0 pts

25▲45Flushing, MIMI8,17580.2%−10.6 pts

26▲42Monroe, MIMI20,07680.1%−4.4 pts

27▲17Norton Shores, MIMI25,08880.0%−6.7 pts

28▼3Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82779.9%−7.8 pts

29▼6Romulus, MIMI24,54779.8%−6.2 pts

30▲69Wayne, MIMI17,06579.8%−2.2 pts

31▲6Taylor, MIMI61,27979.6%−5.2 pts

32▲53Marshall, MIMI6,80079.6%+2.4 pts

33▲32Fraser, MIMI14,49679.5%−6.6 pts

34▼33Trenton, MIMI17,84979.3%−8.9 pts

35▼16Riverview, MIMI11,94779.3%−7.4 pts

36▼7Fair Plain, MIMI7,33079.3%−12.4 pts

37▼25Woodhaven, MIMI12,50379.3%−9.4 pts

38▲17Wyandotte, MIMI24,07279.2%−6.5 pts

39▲2Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41979.2%−6.3 pts

40▲7Garden City, MIMI26,28079.1%−8.2 pts

41▲12Jenison, MIMI17,58279.1%−7.3 pts

42▼14Grandville, MIMI17,01879.1%−6.5 pts

43▼27Northview, MIMI15,26879.0%−7.7 pts

44▲54Bay City, MIMI31,86879.0%−3.8 pts

45▲98Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80379.0%+2.4 pts

46▼43Temperance, MIMI8,91478.8%−7.1 pts

47▼38Flat Rock, MIMI10,21878.6%−13.7 pts

48▲1Cutlerville, MIMI18,78078.3%−0.3 pts

49▼15Freeland, MIMI7,55778.2%−15.3 pts

50▼20Portage, MIMI49,86278.1%−10.8 pts

51▲31Burton, MIMI29,31378.0%−7.4 pts

52▲52Muskegon, MIMI37,22478.0%−0.1 pts

53▲56Alpena, MIMI10,08878.0%−4.7 pts

54▲59Utica, MIMI5,11477.8%−6.7 pts

55▲7Westland, MIMI82,33377.8%−8.9 pts

56▼13Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52977.5%−7.9 pts

57▼26Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87877.5%−10.8 pts

58▲13Walker, MIMI25,88177.4%−7.4 pts

59▲61Battle Creek, MIMI52,02177.2%−1.6 pts

60▼8Tecumseh, MIMI8,60877.0%−8.0 pts

61▲2South Lyon, MIMI12,10777.0%−14.0 pts

62▲16South Monroe, MIMI6,96076.9%−11.2 pts

63▲16Brighton, MIMI7,90476.9%−10.3 pts

64▲61Escanaba, MIMI12,25776.8%−0.4 pts

65▲57Inkster, MIMI24,95976.7%−3.6 pts

66▼16Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21876.7%−5.1 pts

67▼34St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87276.7%−11.2 pts

68▲37Niles, MIMI11,66576.4%−6.8 pts

69▲17Fenton, MIMI11,77476.3%−8.3 pts

70▲93Menominee, MIMI8,17576.3%+0.2 pts

71▲40Coldwater, MIMI14,21676.3%−2.3 pts

72▲38Grand Haven, MIMI11,03876.2%−6.6 pts

73▼69Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41776.2%−13.0 pts

74▼20Roseville, MIMI46,86376.2%−9.0 pts

75▼14Midland, MIMI42,80676.1%−6.7 pts

76▲21Manistee, MIMI6,15776.1%−4.7 pts

77▼66Allegan, MIMI5,12776.0%−0.2 pts

78▲30Hazel Park, MIMI14,93775.9%−3.8 pts

79▼40Southgate, MIMI28,93175.8%−15.7 pts

80▲15New Haven, MIMI6,74975.8%−2.8 pts

81▼4Ishpeming, MIMI6,20575.7%−3.8 pts

82▼68Dowagiac, MIMI5,72575.7%−9.0 pts

83▲45Jackson, MIMI31,02275.7%−2.7 pts

84▲37Wyoming, MIMI78,58875.3%−8.5 pts

85▼16Dearborn, MIMI105,61175.3%−8.1 pts

86▲62Hastings, MIMI7,49075.1%−5.8 pts

87▲74Three Rivers, MIMI7,91075.0%−11.2 pts

88▼30Warren, MIMI137,13874.9%−10.4 pts

89▲60Ecorse, MIMI8,89374.8%−6.2 pts

90▼26Center Line, MIMI8,50374.7%−11.8 pts

91▼19Kentwood, MIMI54,77674.1%−11.3 pts

92▲38St. Johns, MIMI7,78074.0%−14.1 pts

93▲10Eastpointe, MIMI33,81473.9%−11.4 pts

94▼52Davison, MIMI5,03973.9%−15.4 pts

95▼78Mason, MIMI8,26473.8%−12.7 pts

96▼75Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85373.8%−9.8 pts

97▼38Kingsford, MIMI5,09673.8%−12.2 pts

98▲9Lapeer, MIMI9,20173.7%−1.1 pts

99▲51Port Huron, MIMI28,27373.7%−7.1 pts

100▲34Holly, MIMI5,90673.6%−16.0 pts

101▲22Saginaw, MIMI42,86373.4%−7.4 pts

102▲57Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08373.4%+1.5 pts

103▼47Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66473.4%−11.2 pts

104▼68Livonia, MIMI92,60373.3%−16.0 pts

105▼24St. Joseph, MIMI7,89373.3%−11.0 pts

106▲36Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68373.2%−3.8 pts

107▼81Wixom, MIMI17,31373.2%−13.9 pts

108▲8Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19773.0%−8.9 pts

109▲17Allendale, MIMI26,67972.9%−8.0 pts

110▲14Milan, MIMI5,97372.9%−13.1 pts

111▲45River Rouge, MIMI6,81472.7%−7.5 pts

112▲20Westwood, MIMI8,86772.7%−12.3 pts

113▼46Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93172.6%−16.5 pts

114▲50Beecher, MIMI8,41272.4%−3.9 pts

115▲39Alma, MIMI9,30472.4%−2.1 pts

116▼23Milford, MIMI6,52072.4%−14.0 pts

117▲38Pontiac, MIMI62,07772.3%−3.8 pts

118▼91Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88072.2%−18.0 pts

119▼74Saline, MIMI9,00171.9%−16.2 pts

120▼31Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92571.9%−7.8 pts

121▲18Flint, MIMI79,30671.7%−6.6 pts

122▲16Cadillac, MIMI10,43871.5%−8.7 pts

123▲30Rockford, MIMI6,31371.5%−16.0 pts

124▼76Clawson, MIMI11,31271.4%−12.7 pts

125▼52Southfield, MIMI76,11171.0%−13.7 pts

126▼9Holt, MIMI25,31670.9%−15.8 pts

127▼92Novi, MIMI67,31970.8%−18.6 pts

128▼13Adrian, MIMI20,19170.8%+0.8 pts

129▲2Forest Hills, MIMI28,69570.3%−17.0 pts

130▼55Berkley, MIMI15,14570.2%−16.1 pts

131▲34Hamtramck, MIMI27,26170.0%−5.8 pts

132▲14Charlotte, MIMI9,30570.0%−11.9 pts

133▲37Marquette, MIMI21,94469.8%−7.6 pts

134▼33Haslett, MIMI18,55969.6%−15.7 pts

135▼29Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46969.6%−13.5 pts

136▼62Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29169.6%−18.1 pts

137▲8Holland, MIMI35,37269.5%−6.9 pts

138▲29Albion, MIMI7,47469.5%−4.3 pts

139▼63Troy, MIMI88,73369.3%−18.0 pts

140▼53Rochester, MIMI12,82469.3%−19.1 pts

141▼6Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73569.2%−16.0 pts

142▼76Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27468.7%−18.1 pts

143▲14Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18368.7%−8.1 pts

144▼15Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79268.3%−20.8 pts

145▼4Ionia, MIMI12,20867.8%−14.6 pts

146▲14Big Rapids, MIMI8,62367.7%+5.7 pts

147▼45Waverly, MIMI23,57567.3%−17.5 pts

148▼102Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53967.1%−19.6 pts

149▼89Royal Oak, MIMI57,58367.1%−21.5 pts

150▲23Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76967.0%−14.3 pts

151▼55Buena Vista, MIMI5,79867.0%−12.2 pts

152▼5Lansing, MIMI113,88466.9%−12.6 pts

153▲5Harper Woods, MIMI14,86066.9%−20.4 pts

154▼27Oak Park, MIMI29,07266.9%−16.6 pts

155▼37Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09566.7%−14.9 pts

156▼73Madison Heights, MIMI28,29766.3%−19.0 pts

157▼137Chelsea, MIMI5,42466.3%−20.6 pts

158▲11Sturgis, MIMI10,90066.2%−16.6 pts

159▼67Birmingham, MIMI21,92365.9%−21.6 pts

160▲8Detroit, MIMI649,09565.5%−7.3 pts

161▼47Ferndale, MIMI19,21265.1%−17.7 pts

162▼18Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49064.8%−20.1 pts

163▼72Plymouth, MIMI9,16464.4%−22.1 pts

164▼76Farmington, MIMI11,40964.2%−22.6 pts

165▼14East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66364.1%−19.6 pts

166▼86Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44964.1%−22.5 pts

167▼1Petoskey, MIMI5,77263.9%−1.8 pts

168▲8Hillsdale, MIMI8,00263.7%+2.9 pts

169▼7Ludington, MIMI7,63463.5%−8.6 pts

170▼30Okemos, MIMI26,39662.3%−17.8 pts

171Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92561.1%−6.5 pts

172▼20Melvindale, MIMI12,32561.0%−19.8 pts

173▲2Highland Park, MIMI8,24860.7%+3.4 pts

174▼74Northville, MIMI6,01359.5%−22.2 pts

175▼3Traverse City, MIMI15,83258.3%−17.5 pts

176▼2Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76658.1%−8.1 pts

177East Lansing, MIMI49,35547.7%−3.1 pts

178Houghton, MIMI8,56043.4%−8.1 pts

179Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23343.0%−15.4 pts

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