RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 176 SHOWN OF 176

Shortest commutes, Michigan cities · 1990

Michigan cities with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 176 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46910.3+2%

02Menominee, MIMI8,17510.6+12%

03Kingsford, MIMI5,09610.6+0%

04Alpena, MIMI10,08811.1+7%

05Marquette, MIMI21,94412.0+25%

06Escanaba, MIMI12,25712.0+5%

07Gladstone, MIMI5,18912.2+11%

08Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08312.4+23%

09Traverse City, MIMI15,83212.8+12%

10Houghton, MIMI8,56013.0+58%

11Springfield, MIMI5,24613.1+20%

12Manistee, MIMI6,15713.2+1%

13Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80313.3+14%

14Alma, MIMI9,30413.3+1%

15Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92513.3+19%

16Saginaw, MIMI42,86313.4+13%

17Holland, MIMI35,37213.4+28%

18Fair Plain, MIMI7,33013.5+25%

19Buena Vista, MIMI5,79813.5+3%

20Cadillac, MIMI10,43813.7+1%

21Zeeland, MIMI5,63713.7+39%

22Midland, MIMI42,80613.9+21%

23St. Joseph, MIMI7,89314.0+23%

24Ludington, MIMI7,63414.1+46%

25East Lansing, MIMI49,35514.3+36%

26St. Louis, MIMI7,40614.4+13%

27Battle Creek, MIMI52,02114.5+21%

28Petoskey, MIMI5,77214.5+33%

29Westwood, MIMI8,86714.6+27%

30Hillsdale, MIMI8,00214.6+24%

31Adrian, MIMI20,19114.7+4%

32Big Rapids, MIMI8,62314.8+14%

33Sturgis, MIMI10,90014.9+27%

34Muskegon, MIMI37,22414.9+14%

35Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68315.0+27%

36Jackson, MIMI31,02215.0+12%

37Eastwood, MIMI6,66915.3+29%

38Ishpeming, MIMI6,20515.3+26%

39Monroe, MIMI20,07615.5−3%

40Flint, MIMI79,30615.7−7%

41Bay City, MIMI31,86815.7+21%

42Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77015.7+33%

43Port Huron, MIMI28,27315.9+10%

44Coldwater, MIMI14,21615.9+38%

45Cutlerville, MIMI18,78015.9+33%

46Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76615.9+23%

47Norton Shores, MIMI25,08816.0+38%

48Bridgeport, MIMI6,88416.0+18%

49Dowagiac, MIMI5,72516.1+22%

50Grand Haven, MIMI11,03816.1+28%

51Lansing, MIMI113,88416.2+27%

52Portage, MIMI49,86216.3+31%

53Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18316.3+37%

54Burton, MIMI29,31316.3−7%

55Wyoming, MIMI78,58816.4+39%

56Comstock Park, MIMI10,57716.4+25%

57Waverly, MIMI23,57516.4+43%

58Center Line, MIMI8,50316.5+3%

59Kentwood, MIMI54,77616.5+40%

60Greenville, MIMI9,25616.7−7%

61Walker, MIMI25,88116.7+52%

62Pontiac, MIMI62,07716.7+15%

63Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39116.9+32%

64Three Rivers, MIMI7,91016.9+17%

65East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66317.1+60%

66Shields, MIMI7,40217.1+20%

67Marshall, MIMI6,80017.2+28%

68Allegan, MIMI5,12717.3+17%

69Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82717.6+2%

70Owosso, MIMI14,43717.6−1%

71Grandville, MIMI17,01817.6+45%

72Niles, MIMI11,66517.7+25%

73Albion, MIMI7,47417.7+56%

74Marysville, MIMI9,86817.9+5%

75Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23317.9+39%

76Clawson, MIMI11,31217.9+28%

77Dearborn, MIMI105,61118.0+25%

78Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52918.1+27%

79Freeland, MIMI7,55718.1+30%

80Hazel Park, MIMI14,93718.2+35%

81Madison Heights, MIMI28,29718.3+31%

82Ecorse, MIMI8,89318.3+18%

83Hamtramck, MIMI27,26118.3+9%

84South Monroe, MIMI6,96018.3+15%

85Okemos, MIMI26,39618.4+40%

86Ionia, MIMI12,20818.4+6%

87Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19718.6+51%

88Forest Hills, MIMI28,69518.6+50%

89Melvindale, MIMI12,32518.7+39%

90Wyandotte, MIMI24,07218.8+21%

91St. Clair, MIMI5,83318.9−6%

92Southgate, MIMI28,93118.9+26%

93Mason, MIMI8,26418.9+43%

94Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41919.0+14%

95Hudsonville, MIMI7,96419.1+67%

96Davison, MIMI5,03919.1+0%

97Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88019.1+5%

98Ferndale, MIMI19,21219.1+46%

99Warren, MIMI137,13819.1+24%

100Allen Park, MIMI27,44519.2+32%

101Saline, MIMI9,00119.2+30%

102Berkley, MIMI15,14519.2+44%

103Taylor, MIMI61,27919.2+30%

104Roseville, MIMI46,86319.2+21%

105Holt, MIMI25,31619.2+43%

106Milan, MIMI5,97319.4+30%

107Allendale, MIMI26,67919.4+53%

108Riverview, MIMI11,94719.4+29%

109Trenton, MIMI17,84919.4+21%

110Jenison, MIMI17,58219.4+44%

111Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27419.4+51%

112Howell, MIMI9,89619.5−4%

113Royal Oak, MIMI57,58319.5+42%

114River Rouge, MIMI6,81419.6+31%

115Beecher, MIMI8,41219.6+13%

116Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92519.7+35%

117Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85319.7+45%

118Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66419.8+38%

119Wayne, MIMI17,06519.9+39%

120Haslett, MIMI18,55919.9+44%

121Romulus, MIMI24,54719.9+37%

122Oak Park, MIMI29,07220.0+34%

123Harper Woods, MIMI14,86020.1+20%

124Garden City, MIMI26,28020.1+26%

125Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21820.1+24%

126Westland, MIMI82,33320.1+30%

127Lambertville, MIMI9,95520.2+35%

128Temperance, MIMI8,91420.3+35%

129St. Johns, MIMI7,78020.3+45%

130Charlotte, MIMI9,30520.4+41%

131Flushing, MIMI8,17520.4+21%

132Livonia, MIMI92,60320.4+40%

133Flat Rock, MIMI10,21820.4+17%

134Plymouth, MIMI9,16420.5+27%

135Southfield, MIMI76,11120.6+33%

136Inkster, MIMI24,95920.7+31%

137Farmington, MIMI11,40920.7+37%

138Fraser, MIMI14,49620.7+28%

139Woodhaven, MIMI12,50320.9+32%

140Tecumseh, MIMI8,60820.9+4%

141Rockford, MIMI6,31321.2+44%

142Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93121.3+27%

143St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87221.3+31%

144Troy, MIMI88,73321.6+36%

145Hastings, MIMI7,49021.9+23%

146Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76922.0+52%

147Utica, MIMI5,11422.0+28%

148Birmingham, MIMI21,92322.0+50%

149Detroit, MIMI649,09522.2+22%

150Belding, MIMI6,00022.3+12%

151Dundee, MIMI6,00822.4+20%

152Brighton, MIMI7,90422.4+22%

153Fenton, MIMI11,77422.5+3%

154Novi, MIMI67,31922.6+26%

155Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44922.6+64%

156Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29122.6+34%

157Walled Lake, MIMI7,32022.8+27%

158Lapeer, MIMI9,20123.0+6%

159Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87823.0+32%

160Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73523.0+39%

161Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79223.2+48%

162Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41723.4+13%

163Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09523.4+41%

164Highland Park, MIMI8,24823.5+9%

165Rochester, MIMI12,82423.6+14%

166Wixom, MIMI17,31323.7+23%

167New Baltimore, MIMI12,12323.9+11%

168Holly, MIMI5,90624.0+13%

169Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49024.0+38%

170Northville, MIMI6,01324.6+55%

171Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53924.6+32%

172Chelsea, MIMI5,42424.7+45%

173New Haven, MIMI6,74924.7+36%

174South Lyon, MIMI12,10725.9+25%

175Richmond, MIMI5,92726.9+15%

176Milford, MIMI6,52027.3+30%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES